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Hardy ferns are very popular ground cover with their delicate, feathery leaves. The easy-care plants also feel comfortable in shady locations.
1 / 10The forest fern (Blechnum spicant) is an important caterpillar food plant for the emerald owl. It prefers moist soil and high humidity. © blickwinkel/Imago
2 / 10The golden scale fern (Dryopteris affinis) can tolerate minus temperatures of almost 30 degrees Celsius - but it doesn't like full sun and is poisonous in all parts. © agefotostock/Imago
3 / 10Like from another world: When the common worm fern (Dryopteris filix-mas) unfolds its leaves, you sense its long past. © imagebroker/Imago
4 / 10The peacock wheel fern (Adiantum pedatum) is a special beauty with its rounded feathers - like the bird of the same name when it shows off its splendor. © agefotostock/Imago
5 / 10The robust spotted fern (Polypodium vulgare) only grows up to 30 centimeters high and even grows in wall joints. © Panthermedia/Imago
6 / 10Many people only know the maidenhair fern (Adiantum venustum) as a houseplant. The frost-hardy version comes from the Himalayas. © agefotostock/Imago
7 / 10The bright green deer's tongue fern (Asplenium scolopendrium) is unmistakable in Germany with its tongue-like leaves. © imagebroker/Imago
8 / 10The brown-stemmed striped fern (Asplenium trichomanes) is really undemanding and very delicate with its small, round leaves. © agefotostock/Imago
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9 / 10The lobed shield fern (Polystichum aculeatum) is particularly impressive because of its properties as a wintergreen plant. © blickwinkel/Imago
10 / 10A beauty in the garden even in winter: the decorative frosted royal fern (Osmunda regalis) is one of the largest native ferns with a height of up to 150 centimeters. © Harald Lange/Imago
When kept in pots as houseplants, ferns sell for far less value. The primeval-looking, often wintergreen and robust native species are also an eye-catcher in the garden. They are easy to care for and cope well with shady locations or light shade, as well as with moist air such as in the jungle. They are therefore ideal as underplanting for many trees and shrubs. They don't particularly like blazing sun and drought - the hardy plants cope much better with frosty temperatures.
In the garden, ferns reproduce without human intervention, they do not require fertilizer and are unattractive to pests - perfect plants, right? In this picture gallery you can take a look at potential roommates for your garden.