Description | Lady Fern (Athyrium filix-femina) is a hardy native fern that has been the parent of many cultivars. |
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Pronunciation | (uh-THEE-ree-um) |
Plant Type | Ferns - Hardy, Site author's observations |
Hardiness Zone | 4-8 |
Sunlight | shade, part shade |
Moisture | average, moist |
Soil & Site | average, woodsy |
Flowers | non-flowering, spores produced in J-shaped sori |
Leaves | fronds, bipinnate-pinnatfid, stipe green or red with brownish scales on the stipe |
Dimensions | 1-2 feet, erect or ascending, grows in circular clusters |
Maintenance | aka: Northeastern lady fern, Northern lady fern |
Propagation | spores, division in the spring |
Native Site | North America |
Misc Facts | Athyrium is for some authorities derived from Greek athuros (spiritless) with reference to botanical characteristics of lady-fern (Athyrium filix-femina), and for others from Greek anthyros (doorless) or anthoros (breeding well), both the latter in relation to the reproductive cycle and spores. (www.plantlives.com) |
Author's Notes | I have used this fern in gardens on many occasions and it has proven to be hardy. |
Notes & Reference | #80-A Field Guide to Ferns (Boughton Cobb), #90-Ferns for American Gardens (John T Mickel, www.plantlives.com) |