Lady fern
Athyrium filix-femina
Genus: Athyrium
Species: filix-femina
Category: Ferns
Height: 1.20 m (120 cm)
Spread: 0.90 m (90 cm)
Hardiness: Hardy
Growth Rate: Average
Foliage Type: Deciduous
Foliage Colour: Green
Sun/Shade: Partial shade or Deep shade
Soil Type: Normal/Loam or Acidic
Ericaceous: Requires a neutral or acid soil (or ericaceous compost), with a pH of 7 or below
Soil Moisture: Moist, but well drained
Features: Has interesting foliage
This is the lady fern with graceful bright green filigree-like leaves. It looks great planted in bold swathes with other shade-loving plants in a sheltered shady woodland edge shrub or mixed border. It is deciduous and begins to look tatty in the autumn so try it among evergreen ferns or late-flowering perennials.
- Garden care: Incorporate lots of well-rotted leaf mould, composted pine needles or garden compost into the planting hole. In cold areas in late autumn protect the crown of the plant with a dry mulch of straw or bracken.
Similar Plants:
Japanese painted fern
Athyrium niponicum var. pictum
Japanese painted fern
Athyrium niponicum var. pictum 'Burgundy Lace'
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