Ferns for zone 3
These 34 ferns grow in USDA zone 3. Zone 3 winters reach -40 to -30°F (-40 to -34°C). Garden centre favorites come first. Find your zone.
- ostrich fernOnoclea struthiopterisZones 3 to 8 · Part to full shade · 3 to 6 ft
- christmas fernPolystichum acrostichoidesZones 3 to 9 · Part to full shade · 1 to 2 ft
- brackenPteridium aquilinumZones 3 to 10 · Sun to shade · 3 to 4 ft
- cinnamon fernOsmundastrum cinnamomeumZones 3 to 9 · Sun to shade · 2 to 5 ft
- western sword fernPolystichum munitumZones 3 to 8 · Part to full shade · 2 to 4 ft
- royal fernOsmunda regalisZones 3 to 9 · Sun to shade · 2 to 3 ft
- sensitive fernOnoclea sensibilisZones 3 to 9 · Sun to shade · 3 to 4 ft
- ebony spleenwortAsplenium platyneuronZones 3 to 8 · Part to full shade · 6 to 12"
- interrupted fernOsmunda claytonianaZones 3 to 8 · Sun to shade · 2 to 3 ft
- marginal wood fernDryopteris marginalisZones 3 to 8 · Part to full shade · 2 ft
- new york fernThelypteris noveboracensisZones 3 to 8 · Part to full shade · 1 to 2 ft
- western maidenhair fernAdiantum aleuticumZones 3 to 9 · Part to full shade · 1 to 3 ft
- The King ostrich fernOnoclea struthiopteris 'The King'Zones 3 to 7 · Part to full shade · 3 to 6 ft
- American maidenhair fernAdiantum pedatumZones 2 to 8 · Part to full shade · 1 to 3 ft
- bulblet bladder fernCystopteris bulbiferaZones 3 to 9 · Part to full shade · 1 to 2 ft
- netted chain fernWoodwardia areolataZones 3 to 9 · Part to full shade · 2 ft
- rock polypodyPolypodium virginianumZones 3 to 8 · Part to full shade · 6 to 12"
- wood fernDryopteris carthusianaZones 3 to 8 · Part to full shade · 2 to 3 ft
- crested wood fernDryopteris cristataZones 2 to 7 · Sun to shade · 1 to 2 ft
- eastern hay-scented fernDennstaedtia punctilobulaZones 3 to 8 · Sun to shade · 1 to 2 ft
- spreading wood fernDryopteris expansaZones 3 to 8 · Part to full shade · 2 to 3 ft
- beech fernPhegopteris connectilisZones 2 to 5 · Part to full shade · 9 to 18"
- marsh fernThelypteris confluensZones 3 to 8 · Part to full shade · 2 ft
- Jumbo ostrich fernOnoclea struthiopteris 'Jumbo'Zones 3 to 7 · Part to full shade · 3 to 6 ft
- braun's holly fernPolystichum brauniiZones 3 to 8 · Part to full shade · 2 to 3 ft
- painted lady fernAthyrium niponicum var. pictumZones 3 to 9 · Part to full shade · 12 to 18"
- Cristata wood fernDryopteris 'Cristata'Zones 2 to 7 · Part to full shade · 2 to 3 ft
- Regal Red painted lady fernAthyrium niponicum 'Regal Red'Zones 3 to 9 · Part to full shade · 2 to 4 ft
- Crested Surf painted lady fernAthyrium niponicum 'Crested Surf'Zones 3 to 8 · Part to full shade · 2 ft
- subarctic ladyfernAthyrium filix-feminaZones 3 to 8 · Part to full shade · 1 to 3 ft
- western oakfernGymnocarpium dryopterisZones 3 to 6 · Sun to shade · 16"
- goldie's shield fernDryopteris goldieanaZones 3 to 8 · Part to full shade · 3 to 4 ft
- clinton's wood fernDryopteris clintonianaZones 3 to 8 · Part to full shade · 2 to 4 ft
- lowland fragile fernCystopteris protrusaZones 2 to 9 · Part to full shade · 6 to 18"