Botanical Name: Athyrium filix-femina Add
Common Name: Lady Fern  
Plant photo of: Athyrium filix-femina
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  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Fern

 

Height Range

1-3'

 

Flower Color

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Flower Season

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Leaf Color

Green

 

Bark Color

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Fruit Color

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Fruit Season

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Information by: J.J. Neilson Arboretum
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  • Description

  • Notes

This clumping, deciduous fern spreads slowly by rhizomes. Native to CA and much of the U.S., it bears up to 6' tall, lacy fronds in moist forest situations. It should be grown in part shade to shade with average to heavy watering. This is a frost hardy plant.