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),
Heartleaf Bergenia, Pigsqueak
(Bergenia cordifolia),
False Forget-Me-Not, Siberian Bugloss
(Brunnera macrophylla),
Old Fashioned Bleeding Heart
(Dicentra spectabilis),
Foxglove
(Digitalis purpurea),
Showy Geranium
(Geranium magnificum),
Prairie Smoke
(Geum triflorum),
Cardinal Flower
(Lobelia cardinalis),
Virginia Bluebells
(Mertensia virginica),
Globe flower
(Trollius europaeus),
Bleeding Heart-Fern Leaved
(Dicentra ),
Tussock Sedge
(Carex stricta),
Mini Hosta
(Hosta ),
Hellebore
(Helleborus Winter Thrillers ),
False Forget-Me-Not, Siberian Bugloss
(Brunnera macrophylla),
Prairie Smoke
(Geum triflorum),
Japanese Windflower Anemone
(Anemone ),
Bigleaf Ligularia
(Ligularia dentata),
Cranesbill
(Geranium wlassovianum),
Plantain Lily
(Hosta ),
Masterwort
(Astrantia major),
Foxglove
(Digitalis ),
Primrose
(Primula vulgaris Belarina®),
Bugleweed
(Ajuga reptans),
Plantain Lily
(Hosta )
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 |