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FernsDryopteris filix-mas
Male Fern
The male fern is a robust, native fern that forms a stately funnel of bipinnate fronds. The foliage is bright green and elegantly arching, creating a lush atmosphere in shaded garden areas. The plant is semi-evergreen to evergreen and tolerates more drought than most ferns. A reliable choice for shade borders and woodland gardens.
PerennialsKirengeshoma palmata
Yellow Wax Bells
Yellow wax bells is an elegant shade plant with palmate, maple-like leaves and pendulous, waxy yellow bell-shaped flowers appearing in August and September. The graceful, arching stems give this rare plant a particularly refined appearance.