Athyrium filix-femina
lady fern
This is the lady fern, with graceful, bright green, filigree-like leaves. One of our recommended plants, it looks great planted in bold...
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A large feathery fern with lacy, mid-green fronds - at its best in April when the intricate fronds unfurl before your eyes
Plant description
This is the lady fern, with graceful, bright green, filigree-like leaves. One of our recommended plants, 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.
Eventual height & spread
Plant features
Position
Light shade / shade
Rate of growth
Average
Soil
Moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soil
Hardiness
Fully hardy
How to care for Athyrium filix-femina:
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.
Please note:
This fern is deciduous so all its fronds will die back in autumn, then fresh new growth appears again each spring.
GOES WELL WITH
Woodland
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