4605 Olive Street
Saint Louis, Missouri 63108

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Athyrium filix-femina

Lady Fern

Light green finely textured fronds, easy vigorous grower, non-evergreen.

Growing & Maintenance Tips
Performs best in rich fairly moist soil in a woodland setting. Combines well with other ferns, is useful as a background plant and looks good when massed along a stream.

Interesting Information
If lady fern has a disadvantage, it is that the fronds may become tattered and blotched in late summer. However, this condition is probably offset by the gracefulness seen in May and June.

Plant Type Fern		Bloom Color Non-Flowering		Foliage Color Feathery Soft Green
Height 24-28 Inches		Spread 8-12 Inches
USDA Hardiness Zone 2-9		Patented No

Matteuccia pensylvanica (Ostrich Fern )	Osmunda cinnamomea (Cinnamon Fern )
Dryopteris erythrosora (Autumn Fern )

Characteristics & Attributes

Bloom Color • Non-flowering	Exposure • Shade-Part Sun	Soil Moisture Preference • Medium	Missouri Native • Missouri Native
Wildlife/Disease Resistance • Rabbit Resistant • Deer Resistant