Athyrium filix-femina 'Vernoniae'
lady fern 'Vernoniae'
A tufted fern forming a rosette of arching, narrowly ovate fronds with crispy, strongly-toothed, triangular or fan-shaped segments giving a lacy appearance
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Size
Ultimate height
0.1–0.5 metresTime to ultimate height
2–5 yearsUltimate spread
0.1–0.5 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
Moist but well–drainedpH
Acid, NeutralColour & scent
Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
Spring | Green | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Summer | Green | |||
Autumn | Green | |||
Winter |
Position
- Full shade
- Partial shade
Aspect
North–facing or East–facing
Exposure
Sheltered Hardiness
H6Botanical details
- Family
- Woodsiaceae
- Native to the UK
- No
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Habit
- Bushy
- Genus
Athyrium are deciduous ferns with erect or creeping rhizomes bearing usually pinnate to tripinnate fronds, often of thin texture, and they are especially shade-tolerant
- Name status
Accepted
How to grow
Cultivation
Easy to grow in fertile, moist neutral to acid soil, enriched with leaf mould or garden compost in a sheltered shady site
Propagation
Propagate by sowing spores (one of the few lady fern cultivars to largely come true from spores) in mid to late summer or by division in spring
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- Cottage and informal garden
- Rock garden
- City and courtyard gardens
- Flower borders and beds
Pruning
Dead or damaged fronds may be removed as necessary
Pests
Generally pest-free outdoors
Diseases
Generally disease-free outdoors
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