Sword Fern

Florida Ferns
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Common Name: Sword Fern

Botanical Name: Nephrolepis exaltata (Polypodiaceae Family)

Description: Simply pinnate with rather stiff, fresh green fronds. Length is 12 - 16 inches wide.

Seasonal Availability: Spring through Fall

Vase Life: 7 - 10 days

Purchasing Hints: Should be packaged flatly with leaves intact. Stems should be stiff.

Care and Handling: Remove bundle ties and slant cut one inch from stems base. If you need to remove some of lower leaves they can be stripped easily. Place stems in 2" - 3" deep water. Do not add any floral preservative to water. Support long foliage with a tall container. Store in a cooler at 36F degrees.

Design Tips: Great foliage for tropical designs and bouquets. Gives vertical accent to designs.

Where to find Tree Fern:

Albin Hagstrom & Son, Inc.
Alpha Fern Company
C.W. Peterson Ferneries
Charles S. Murphy Fernery, Inc.
Custom Cut Foliage
D.I. Hansen Ferneries
Ed Davis
Evergreen Ferneries
Fancy Foliage, Inc.
Florida Fern & Greens
Freeman Greenlund Ferneries
Gator Greens Co.
Greens Direct
H & H Greens
Heritage Fine Foliage

Lake George Ferns, Inc.
Lawrence Farms
Lemuel Herring Ferneries
Pridgeon Ferneries, Inc.
Raiford G. Hagstrom
Richard Hagstrom Ferneries
Robert F. Greenlund Ferneries
Ron Puckett-Floral Tip Ferns
Ronald Jones Ferneries
Rusty Harper Ferneries
Trivett & Sons
Underhill Ferneries
Victor A. Powell Ferneries
W.F.R., Inc.
Warner Ferneries

Go to the Florida Fern Growers Association Membership Directory

Florida Fern Growers Association
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, CHARLES H. BRONSON, Commissioner