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Athyrium filix-femina
Lady Fern
Origin: Native to most of the temperate Northern Hemisphere.
| Family |
| Woodsiaceae (Athyriaceae) |
| Genus |
| Athyrium |
| Species |
| filix-femina |
| Category |
| Perennials |
| Type |
| Ferns |
| Pronunciation |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 2 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 0 - 2a |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H7 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -46 - (-40) |
| Temperature (°F) |
| -50 - (-40) |
| Height |
| 1 m |
| Spread |
| 1 m |
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| General Description |
| Athyrium filix-femina or Lady Fern is the most widely grown of its species. |
| Landscape |
| Damp woodland, garden borders in part or deep shade or sheltered shaded niches in rockeries. |
| Cultivation |
| In greenhouses, use soilless potting medium with leaf mould if available and use moderate watering. Outside, plant in spring or early summer in medium light, watering well until plants are established. Prune damaged or dead fronds as needed. |
| Shape |
| A clump-forming fern. |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| Leaf Description |
| Lacy, bipinnate, lance-shaped fronds to 1 m x 35 cm that are thin-textured and leathery. |
| Colour Description |
| Green or straw-colored to purple. |
| Texture Description |
| Glabrous to sparsely scaly at base. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington, Ontario, Canada. |
| Propagation |
| Usually by spores or division of established crowns. |
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