Welcome to Fancy Fronds Nursery. Our online fern inventory was updated on September 3rd, 2022. Fall shipping season will begin the first week in September and will continue until November. Now is the perfect time to order and plant your ferns!
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. 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
- Athyrium filix-femina
- Autumn Fern
- Boston Fern
- Buckler Fern
- Colonizing
- Colorful New Growth
- Congested
- Creeping Rhizome
- Crested
- Cyrtomium
- Deciduous
- Dicksonia
- Dimorphic
- Drought Tolerant
- Dryopteris
- Dwarf
- Evergreen
- Holly Fern
- Houseplant
- Japanese Fern
- Japanese Lady Fern
- Japanese Painted Fern
- Lacy Foliage
- Lady Fern
- Maidenhair
- Maidenhair Fern
- Male Fern
- Pacific Northwest Native
- Polypodium
- Polystichum
- Red Stems
- Selaginella
- Semi-Evergreen
- Shield Fern
- Spikemoss
- Sub-Evergreen
- Sub-Tropical
- Sword Fern
- Tongue Fern
- Tree Fern
- U.S. Native
- Victorian Cultivar
- Wintergreen
- 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)
- 'Fluffy Ruffles' Boston Fern (1)
- 'Silver Falls' Japanese Painted Fern (1)
- Adiantum aleuticum (1)
- Adiantum hispidulum (1)
- Adiantum pedatum (1)
- Adiantum raddianum 'Brilliantelse' (1)
- Adiantum venustum (1)
- Adiantum x tracyii (1)
- Anisocampium niponicum 'Silver Falls' (1)
- Asplenium scolopendrium (1)
- Asplenium trichomanes subsp. trichomanes (1)
- Athyrium filix-femina var. asplenioides (1)
- Athyrium niponicum 'Ghost' (1)
- Athyrium niponicum 'Pictum' (1)
- Athyrium niponicum 'Silver Falls' (1)
- Athyrium oblitescens (1)
- Athyrium otophorum (1)
- Auriculate Lady Fern (1)
- Blechnum spicant (1)
- Crisped Narrow Hybrid Golden-Scaled Male Fern (1)
- Cyrtomium falcatum 'Rochfordianum' (1)
- Deer Fern (1)
- Dicksonia antarctica (1)
- Dropteris lepidopoda (1)
- Dryopteris affinis 'Crispa Gracilis' (1)
- Dryopteris affinis 'Pinderi' (1)
- Dryopteris complexa 'Stableri Crisped' (1)
- Dryopteris dilatata 'Lepidota Cristata' (1)
- Dryopteris erythrosora 'Brilliance' (1)
- Dryopteris filix-mas 'Barnesii' (1)
- Dryopteris filix-mas 'Fluctuosa Cristata' (1)
- Dryopteris filix-mas 'Furcans' (1)
- Dryopteris filix-mas 'Linearis Polydactyla' (1)
- Dwarf Crested Male Fern (1)
- Dwarf Crisped Golden-scaled Male Fern (1)
- Evergreen Maidenhair (1)
- Five-Finger Maidenhair (1)
- Gemiferous Spikemoss (1)
- Ghost Painted Fern (1)
- Hairy Maidenhair Fern (1)
- Hart's Tongue Fern (1)
- Himalayan Maidenhair (1)
- Japanese Painted Fern (1)
- Kraus's Golden Spikemoss (1)
- Kraus's Mounding Spikemoss (1)
- Lacy Crested Broad Buckler Fern (1)
- Maidenhair Spleenwort (1)
- Makinoi's Holly Fern (1)
- Mossy Shield Fern (1)
- Narrow Male Fern (1)
- Nephrolepis exaltata 'Fluffy Ruffles" (1)
- Northern Maidenhair (1)
- Onoclea sensibilis (1)
- Pinder's Golden Scaled Male Fern (1)
- Plumose Shield Fern (1)
- Polypodium vulgare 'Bifido Multifidum' (1)
- Polystichum makinoi (1)
- Polystichum munitum (1)
- Polystichum polyblepharum (1)
- Polystichum rigens (1)
- Polystichum setiferum 'Pumoso-Multilobum' (1)
- Prickly Holly Fern (1)
- Red-Stemmed Southern Lady Fern (1)
- Rochford's Holly Fern (1)
- Rosy Maidenhair Fern (1)
- Rough Maidenhair Fern (1)
- Selaginella kraussiana 'Aurea' (1)
- Selaginella kraussiana 'Brownii' (1)
- Selaginella moellendorffii (1)
- Sensitive Fern (1)
- Slender Crested Male Fern (1)
- Slender Many Fingered Male Fern (1)
- Southern Lady Fern (1)
- Struthiopteris spicant (1)
- Sunset Fern (1)
- Sword Fern (1)
- Tasmanian Tree Fern (1)
- Tassel Fern (1)
- Tracy's Hybrid Maidenhair (1)
- Western Sword Fern (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