Companion plants for Royal Fern
Royal Fern is grown for its foliage rather than flowers, giving the garden structure and color all season long. It wants part shade and high water. The 8 companion pairings below each state why the pairing works.
Blooming alongside
Christmas Fern
Takes part shade to full shade and moderate to high water; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter; lower at 1.5 ft, for the front of the border; both are North American natives.
Eastern Hemlock
Shares part shade and moderate to high water; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter; both are North American natives.
Bergenia
Takes part sun to part shade and moderate to high water; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter; lower at 1.5 ft, for the front of the border.
Wild Ginger
Takes part shade to full shade and moderate to high water; low at 6 in, to carpet the ground beneath; both are North American natives.
Autumn Fern
Shares part shade and moderate to high water; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter; lower at 1.5 ft, for the front of the border.
Holly Fern
Takes part shade to full shade and moderate to high water; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter; lower at 1.5 ft, for the front of the border.
Japanese Forest Grass
Shares part shade and moderate to high water; its seed heads stand through winter, for structure and the birds; lower at 1.5 ft, for the front of the border.
Hellebore
Shares part shade and moderate to high water; evergreen, so the bed keeps its shape through winter; lower at 1.5 ft, for the front of the border.