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10 Hardy Ferns

<b>4. Dryopteris cycadina, 'Shaggy shield' fern;</b><p><b>Type:</b> exotic, semi-evergreen<br/></p><p><b>Height:</b> 1 1/2-3 feet</p><br/><p><b>Growth pattern:</b> clumper</p><br/><p><b>Special features:</b> Extremely weather-hardy. Even after flooding, this one bounced back to normal. Robust is how George Sanko describes it. He's director of Georgia Perimeter College's Native Plant Garden.<br/><br/></p>

4. Dryopteris cycadina, 'Shaggy shield' fern;Type: exotic, semi-evergreenHeight: 1 1/2-3 feetGrowth pattern: clumperSpecial features: Extremely weather-hardy. Even after flooding, this one bounced back to normal. Robust is how George Sanko describes it. He's director of Georgia Perimeter College's Native Plant Garden. Louie Favorite/AJC

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