Regional Picks: Plant This With That—Midwest
1. Japanese beech fern Name:Thelypteris decursive-pinnata USDA Hardiness Zones:4–8 Size : Up to 3 infantry improbable and 18 inches wide condition : Partial to full tint ; fertile , moist soil A outflow perennial garden in Michigan requires plants that tolerate inhuman winter temperatures and are good - natured about a transition from winter that can come in fits and startle . Though Japanese beech fern will look lovely all summer long and well into fall , I consider it a leap perennial ....