| Description | Dre's Dagger Lady Fern (Athyrium filix-femina) is a dwarf Lady's Fern having thin, dark green fronds being crested at the tip. Common name Dagger from the dagger shaped pinna. |
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| Pronunciation | (ah-THEE-ree-um) |
| Plant Type | Ferns - Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 4 |
| Sunlight | shade, some sun |
| Moisture | average, moist |
| Soil & Site | average, humusy, organic rich |
| Flowers | non-flowering, reproduce by spores through alternation of generation |
| Fruit | spores |
| Leaves | thin dark green fronds, crested at the tip, pinnae (dagger-like) in distinctive criss-cross pattern, a cruciate form |
| Dimensions | 18 by 18 inches |
| Propagation | division |
| Native Site | Native to rich moist woods, thickets, fields, meadows and ravines throughout northern North America, Europe and Asia. |
| Cultivar Origin | Dre’s Dagger’ is a dwarf cultivar (reportedly a sport of A. filix-femina ‘Victoriae’) |
| 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). Species from Latin filix meaning fern and femina meaning woman as confirmed by the common name of lady fern. AKA: Crucio Cristata |
| Notes & Reference | #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org), #145-Plant Lives, (Sue Eland) www.plantlives.com |
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