Athyrium filix-femina
Lady Fern
USDA Hardiness Zone 4-8
A very adaptable, durable deciduous fern.
Its lighter green color and lacy texture works well in the shade garden.
When to Divide
spring, only if needed
Good Companions
Snowdrop Anemone
(Anemone sylvestris),
Columbine
(Aquilegia flabellata pumila),
False Spirea
(Astilbe arendsii),
Masterwort
(Astrantia major),
Heartleaf Bergenia, Pigsqueak
(Bergenia cordifolia),
False Forget-Me-Not, Siberian Bugloss
(Brunnera macrophylla),
Turtle Head
(Chelone lyonii),
Snake Root, Cohosh
(Cimicifuga racemosa),
Old Fashioned Bleeding Heart
(Dicentra spectabilis),
Foxglove
(Digitalis purpurea),
Showy Geranium
(Geranium magnificum),
Prairie Smoke
(Geum triflorum),
Northern Sea Oats
(Chasmanthium latifolium),
Plantain Lily
(Hosta ),
Cardinal Flower
(Lobelia cardinalis),
Virginia Bluebells
(Mertensia virginica),
Globe flower
(Trollius europaeus)
Characteristics & Attributes
Attributes & Uses
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Containers |
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Cut Flowers |
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Crafts |
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Ground Cover |
Season of Interest (Foliage)
Soil Moisture Preference
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Very Adaptable |
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Moist but well-drained |