Ferns are among the most beautiful houseplants. With lacy textural fronds, they accent just about any interior design scheme, from country casual to formal. Not all ferns are all green. For example Silver Lace fern offers silvery white variegation on green leaves. And not all ferns are frilly. Staghorn Fern features long fronds that stretch out from its base, looking like giant antlers and Kangaroo fern produces long shiny, dark green, leathery leaves. In fact, there's a wider variety of ferns available than most folks realize, so there's abundant opportunity to decorate with these houseplants.       

Ferns look beautiful mixed together, but they're also a wonderful choice to combine with other houseplants, especially larger-leafed varieties so you can enjoy the dramatic contrast in leaf texture. Most ferns grow best in medium to bright light, but shielded from direct sun, especially during the hottest part of the day. If ferns get too much light, the leaves can suffer from sunburn and have a bleached look.