Darkman
Most of my favorites are tree ferns which are somewhat easy to get. Walmarts and Home Depots will usually have them cost is 6 -15 dollars you just have to look for them or you can buy them off the web. I have seen them in many Florida stores and better nurseries .
Your advantage is that in Florida many of these will do just fine in the ground or in a pot and they tolerate very cool temps.
Another fern to look at is called the Giant Leather Fern which is commonly found in most of Florida and can be found near many ditches and canals.......someone in these forums has to know where there is a large stand of these are.....if unchecked these are invasive in certain circumstances and they are massive.
Mine are wild caught and in containers.
Here is a pic from this fall, the waist high plants in the front are Dicksonia Antartica which are three years old... the others are smaller tree ferns and other stuff that I do not know how to spell
Here is a web page to visit, it has some good photos and descriptions
forestferns.co.uk
