| Description | Crested Lady Fern (Athyrium filix-femina Vernoniae Cristata) is a crested form of the Lady Fern. |
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| Pronunciation | (ah-THEE-ree-um) |
| Plant Type | Ferns - Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-8 |
| Sunlight | part shade, bright shade to shade |
| Moisture | average, moist, avoid dry |
| Soil & Site | average, humusy, organic rich |
| Flowers | non-flowering, reproduce by spores through alternation of generaton |
| Leaves | deeply cut fronds, crested (tasseled) tips, has both tasseled and regular fronds on the same plant diluting the crested effect |
| Stems | rhizomes |
| Dimensions | up to 2 by 2 feet |
| Propagation | division |
| Cultivar Origin | Introduced in England in 1873. |
| 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 | Was tested in the 2002-2014 Chicago Botanic trials and received a 3 out of 5. Had poor tolerance for dry doughty conditions. |
| Notes & Reference | #217-Chicago Botanic Garden (www.chicagobotanic.org), #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org), #145-Plant Lives, (Sue Eland) www.plantlives.com, #228-Encyclopedia of Garden Ferns (Sue Olsen) |
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