Welcome to Fancy Fronds Nursery. Our online fern inventory was updated on August 27th, 2024. Our shipping season is about to come to a close as freezing temperatures arrive in the Pacific Northwest. We will ship as weather allows, but please note:
Orders placed November-February may be held until our Spring Shipping season begins in March when conditions are more favorable. Thank you for your patience!
We are a small family run mail-order nursery in Gold Bar, Washington, specializing in hardy temperate ferns. Our nursery is open by appointment and we also ship seasonally to all 50 U.S. states. We offer a wide selection of ferns, including hardy temperate ferns, Victorian cultivars, xeric ferns, alpine ferns, tropical and sub-tropical ferns, and spike-mosses. Ferns are carefully packed and shipped during cool weather in the spring and fall to ensure they arrive safely and in good condition. The standard size of our ferns is a 4” container, though larger specimens may be available for some items. Ferns are shipped via USPS Priority Mail, and shipping may be subject to seasonal conditions. We do not ship during July and August. Please take a moment to read our Shipping policies in the "FAQ" section of our website if you have any questions about shipping times or rates. Due to the base cost of shipping, we do recommend (but do not require) a $20 minimum order to maximize the number of ferns you will receive compared to the shipping cost. We are also more than happy to help you select ferns perfect for your USDA zone that will thrive in your garden.
Looking for something specific? Search for ferns by common name, latin name, USDA zone, or keyword (zone 7, evergreen, deciduous, ostrich fern, Athyrium, crested etc.) or just browse our "Shop for Ferns" or “Category” pages below. Please note that some specialty and limited supply items may only be available via direct inquiry, so if you don’t find what you are looking for in-stock on our website, contact us and we will try to help you find it!
Pictured: Jeweled Chain Fern (Woodwardia unigemata)
Whether you are looking for a splash of color, texture, or just love gardening, we have the ferns for you! Our plants are thoroughly established, rigorously identified, and are grown in minimally heated greenhouses, making for specimens that are ready to thrive in your garden. Live ferns are shipped during the spring and fall to protect them from extreme heat and cold. We do not bare-root the plants, but rather remove them from their containers and wrap them in moist newsprint to protect them during shipping. We recommend potting them up or planting them in the ground soon after receiving them.
Zephyrus, one of our pet griffins
In addition to our mail order offerings, we have a large selection of limited stock and seasonal items that are available at the nursery. We are open year round by appointment (call us!), and located on the scenic Skykomish river off U.S. Highway 2 in Gold Bar, Washington
Our past exhibit at the 2019 Northwest Flower and Garden Show
Local plant sales are in the works for Spring 2022!
Quick Browse for ferns by category:
- Adiantum
- Anisocampium
- Asplenium
- Athyrium
- Autumn Fern
- Bamboo Fern
- Chain Fern
- Colonizing
- Colorful New Growth
- Coniogramme
- Creeping Rhizome
- Crested
- Cyrtomium
- Deciduous
- Dicksonia
- Dimorphic
- Drought Tolerant
- Dryopteris
- Dwarf
- Edible Fern
- Epiphyte
- Evergreen
- Felt Fern
- Hart's Tongue Fern
- Holly Fern
- Houseplant
- Japanese Fern
- Japanese Lady Fern
- Japanese Painted Fern
- Lacy Foliage
- Lemmaphyllum
- Maidenhair
- Maidenhair Fern
- Male Fern
- Matteucia
- Ostrich Fern
- Pacific Northwest Native
- Polypodium
- Polystichum
- Proliferous
- Selaginella
- Semi-Evergreen
- Shield Fern
- Spikemoss
- Sub-Evergreen
- Sub-Tropical
- Sword Fern
- Tongue Fern
- Tree Fern
- Tropical
- U.S. Native
- Variegated
- Victorian Cultivar
- Wintergreen
- Wood Fern
- Woodwardia
- Zone 10
- Zone 11
- Zone 2
- Zone 3
- Zone 4
- Zone 5
- Zone 6
- Zone 7
- Zone 8
- Zone 9
Quick Browse for ferns by common name or latin name:
- 'Brilliance' Autumn Fern (1)
- 'Brilliantelse' Maidenhair Fern (1)
- 'Fritz Luthi' Maidenhair Fern (1)
- 'Snowflake' Variegated Maidenhair Fern (1)
- Adiantum pubescens (1)
- Adiantum raddianum 'Brilliantelse' (1)
- Adiantum raddianum 'Fritz Luthi' (1)
- Adiantum raddianum variegatum 'Snowflake' (1)
- Adiantum venustum (1)
- Adiantum x mairisii (1)
- Angustate Hart's Tongue Fern (1)
- Asplenium scolopendrium (1)
- Asplenium scolopendrium 'Angustifolium' (1)
- Asplenium scolopendrium 'Cristatum' (1)
- Asplenium scolopendrium 'Marginatum' (1)
- Asplenium scolopendrium 'Undulatum' (1)
- Asplenium trichomanes subsp. trichomanes (1)
- Athyrium niponicum 'Ghost' (1)
- Athyrium niponicum 'Pictum' (1)
- Athyrium oblitescens (1)
- Athyrium otophorum (1)
- Auriculate Lady Fern (1)
- Autumn Fern (1)
- Bean Fern (1)
- Big Leaf Holly Fern (1)
- Blechnum spicant (1)
- Braun's Holly Fern (1)
- Bronze Venus Maidenhair Fern (1)
- Christmas Fern (1)
- Coniogramme emeiensis 'Golden Zebra' (1)
- Crested Hart's Tongue Fern (1)
- Crisped Narrow Hybrid Golden-Scaled Male Fern (1)
- Cyrtomium falcatum 'Rochfordianum' (1)
- Cyrtomium macrophyllum (1)
- Deer Fern (1)
- Dicksonia antarctica (1)
- Divided Soft Shield Fern (1)
- Dropteris lepidopoda (1)
- Dryopteris affinis 'Crispa Gracilis' (1)
- Dryopteris affinis 'Pinderi' (1)
- Dryopteris complexa 'Stableri Crisped' (1)
- Dryopteris cycadina (1)
- Dryopteris erythrosora (1)
- Dryopteris erythrosora 'Brilliance' (1)
- Dryopteris filix-mas 'Linearis Polydactyla' (1)
- Dryopteris sieboldii (1)
- Dryopteris wallichiana 'Jurassic Gold' (1)
- Dryopteris wallichiana subsp. nepalensis 'Molten Lava' (1)
- Dwarf Crisped Golden-scaled Male Fern (1)
- Edible Fern (1)
- Evergreen Maidenhair (1)
- Felt Fern (1)
- Fiddlehead Fern (1)
- Ghost Painted Fern (1)
- Giant Ostrich Fern (1)
- Hart's Tongue Fern (1)
- Himalayan Maidenhair (1)
- Japanese Painted Fern (1)
- Jeweled Chain Fern (1)
- Kraus's Golden Spikemoss (1)
- Kraus's Mounding Spikemoss (1)
- Lemmaphyllum microphyllum (1)
- Licorice Fern (1)
- Long Eared Holly Fern (1)
- Maidenhair Spleenwort (1)
- Mairis's Maidenhair (1)
- Makinoi's Holly Fern (1)
- Marginate Hart's Tongue Fern (1)
- Matteucia struthiopteris 'Jumbo' (1)
- Matteucia struthiopteris 'King' (1)
- Matteucia struthiopteris 'The King' (1)
- Mexican Chain Fern (1)
- Molten Lava Fern (1)
- Mossy Shield Fern (1)
- Narrow Hart's Tongue Fern (1)
- Onoclea sensibilis (1)
- Orange-croziered Wallich's Wood Fern (1)
- Ostrich Fern (1)
- Pinder's Golden Scaled Male Fern (1)
- Plumose Shield Fern (1)
- Polypodium glycyrrhiza (1)
- Polypodium vulgare 'Bifido Multifidum' (1)
- Polystichum Braunii (1)
- Polystichum acrostichoides (1)
- Polystichum makinoi (1)
- Polystichum munitum (1)
- Polystichum neolobatum (1)
- Polystichum polyblepharum (1)
- Polystichum setiferum (1)
- Polystichum setiferum 'Divisilobum type' (1)
- Polystichum setiferum 'Pumoso-Multilobum' (1)
- Pyrrosia lingua (1)
- Rochford's Holly Fern (1)
- Selaginella kraussiana 'Aurea' (1)
- Selaginella kraussiana 'Brownii' (1)
- Sensitive Fern (1)
- Shaggy Wood Fern (1)
- Siebold's Wood Fern (1)
- Slender Crested Male Fern (1)
- Slender Many Fingered Male Fern (1)
- Soft Shield Fern (1)
- Striped Bamboo Fern (1)
- Struthiopteris spicant (1)
- Sunset Fern (1)
- Sword Fern (1)
- Tasmanian Tree Fern (1)
- Tassel Fern (1)
- Tongue Fern (1)
- Undulated Hart's Tongue Fern (1)
- Variegated Maidenhair Fern (1)
- Western Sword Fern (1)
- Woodwardia semicordata (1)
- Woodwardia unigemata (1)
Fancy Fronds Nursery * PO BOX 1090 * 40830 172nd Street SE * Gold Bar WA, 98251
PHONE: (360) 793-1472 * JUDITH’S CELL: (206) 707-4807
EMAIL: fancyfronds@gmail.com
WEB: www.fancyfrondsnursery.com