About
This deciduous fern forms clumps and reaches a height of up to 80 cm. Its leaves are broad and arching, featuring a bipinnate structure in a light yellow-green hue, complemented by dark purple-red stalks and midribs.
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
- Partial shade
- Soil type
- Clay, Loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- North-facing, East-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H4
Plant details
- Plant type
- Ferns
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 0.5-1 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- Cottage and informal garden
- Native to
- Japan
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grows best in moist, preferably neutral or acid soil in a sheltered position in dappled or full shade
- Pruning
- Tidy plant and remove leaves when they begin to die down
- Propagation
- Propagate by division in spring
- Pest resistance
- Generally pest-free
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free