About
Athyrium filix-femina 'Lady-in-Lace' is a slow-growing variety that forms a compact cluster of upright fronds. The fronds are narrow and intricately divided, featuring pronounced ruffles along the edges.
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
- Bogs, Ferns
- Habit
- Clump forming
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 5-10 years
- Suggested uses
- Patio and container plants, Cottage and informal garden, Rock garden
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in fertile, moist neutral to acid soil enriched with leaf mould or garden compost, in a shady, sheltered site
- Pruning
- Dead or damaged fronds may be removed as necessary
- Propagation
- Propagate by sowing spores in mid to late summer (cultivars may not come true) or by division in spring
- Pest resistance
- Generally pest-free outdoors
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free outdoors