Plant Name

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Athyrium filix-femina

Common Name

Lady Fern

Fern Type

Lady Ferns and their Allies
 

Soil

Neutral to Acid enriched with leaf mould or garden compost

Sun Aspect

Part Shade

Soil Moisture

Wet

Plant Type

Terrestrial Deciduous Fern

Height x Spread in feet

3 x 2

Foliage Colour and Shape/ Division

Lance-shaped pinnatified light green fronds

Frond Length

2-5

Comment

Native UK Plant. Effective next to water in damp semi-shade.

Photos from Read of Coblands Nurseries Ltd.

Available from Coblands Nurseries Ltd and Palmstead Nurseries Ltd.

See Lady Fern in the Wild Flower Gallery.

Use of Fern

• Ferns suitable for Outdoor Containers
• Ferns for Wet Soils
• Cold-Hardy Ferns

Grow in a shady border or damp woodland by a stream or pond.