Lady fern also serves as a host plant to several kinds of caterpillars. Southern Wood Fern This Florida native ( Dryopteris ludoviciana ) goes by several other names, including southern shield ...

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If you want a fern-like plant for sunnier areas, try asparagus fern, shown here in foreground with the silvery foliage of a dusty miller plant and the red blooms of a large-leaf begonia.