About
A deciduous fern characterized by its creeping rhizome and lanceolate, bipinnate fronds that reach a height of 30 cm. The fronds are grey in color, featuring lighter midribs on the pinnae, and exhibit a distinctive red-purple band running through the center.
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
- H5
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, Rock garden, Cottage and informal garden
- Native to
- E Asia
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Easy to grow in moist, fertile neutral to acid soil enriched with leaf mould or garden compost in a shady, sheltered site. See how to grow ferns for further advice
- Pruning
- No pruning required. Cut down fronds as necessary
- Propagation
- Propagate from spores as soon as ripe or divide in spring
- Pest resistance
- Generally pest-free
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free