Top native sword ferns

2 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

Filter

2 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Part shade 1 Dappled shade 1 Full shade 2

Soil and water

Moisture

Soil

Rocky 1 Sand 1 Loam 2

Soil pH

Acid 1 Neutral 1

Toughness

Deer resistant

Resists

Form

Habit

Arching 1 Cascading 1 Creeping 1 Weeping 1

Plant type

Fern 2 Herbaceous perennial 2 Houseplant 2 Epiphyte 1