About
Athyrium filix-femina 'Frizelliae' is a petite, deciduous fern that creates a clump of slender, upright or gently curving fronds reaching up to 20 cm in length. The pinnae are minimized to rounded lobes, resulting in a unique, bead-like appearance.
About the genus
Athyrium comprises deciduous ferns characterized by their upright or spreading rhizomes, which support typically pinnate to tripinnate fronds that are often thin in texture. These ferns are particularly well-suited for shaded environments.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full shade, Partial shade
- Soil type
- Clay, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- North-facing, East-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H6
Plant details
- Plant type
- Ferns
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Cottage and informal garden, Rock garden
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Easy to grow in moist, fertile, neutral to acid soil enriched with leaf mould or garden compost in a shaded sheltered site. See how to grow ferns for further advice
- Pruning
- Dead or damaged fronds may be removed as necessary
- Propagation
- Propagate by sowing spores (may not come true) in mid to late summer or by division in spring
- Pest resistance
- Generally pest-free out of doors
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free outdoors