Life Span
Perennial
  
Perennial
  
Type
Fern
  
Perennial
  
Origin
Hybrid origin
  
Not Available
  
Types
Subarctic ladyfern, Asplenium ladyfern, Southern Lady Fern
  
Abbottswood Potentilla
Day Dawn Potentilla
Goldfinger Potentilla
Pink Beauty Potentilla
Snowbird Potentilla
  
Number of Varieties
Not Available
  
Habitat
hedge rows, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade
  
gardens, Grassland, Homesteads, Open areas
  
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-8
  
3-8
  
AHS Heat Zone
9-1
  
10-1
  
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
  
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
  
Habit
Upright/Erect
  
Not Available
  
Plant Size
  
  
Minimum Height
Not Available
  
Minimum Width
Not Available
  
Plant Color
  
  
Flower Color
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
  
Not Available
  
Fruit Color
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green
  
Not Available
  
Leaf Color in Summer
Gray Green, Silver
  
Not Available
  
Leaf Color in Fall
Gray Green, Silver
  
Not Available
  
Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
  
Light Green
  
Shape
  
  
Leaf Shape
Lance shaped
  
Tiny
  
Thorns
No
  
Not Available
  
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
  
Not Available
  
Growing Conditions
  
  
Sunlight
Full Shade
  
Full Sun, Partial Sun
  
Growth Rate
Medium
  
Not Available
  
Type of Soil
Loam
  
Not Available
  
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
  
Not Available
  
Soil Drainage
Average
  
Not Available
  
Bloom Time
Not Available
  
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
  
Repeat Bloomer
No
  
Not Available
  
Tolerances
Not Available
  
Drought
  
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
  
Ground, Pot
  
How to Plant?
Spores
  
Stem Planting
  
Plant Maintenance
Medium
  
Medium
  
Watering Plants
  
  
Watering Requirements
Requires consistently moist soil
  
Water Deeply, Water when soil is dry
  
In Summer
Lots of watering
  
Lots of watering
  
In Spring
Moderate
  
Moderate
  
In Winter
Average Water
  
Average Water
  
Soil
  
  
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
  
Not Available
  
Soil Type
Loam
  
Not Available
  
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
  
Not Available
  
Sun Exposure
Full Shade
  
Full Sun, Partial Sun
  
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
  
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in winter, Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove deadheads, Requires little pruning
  
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
  
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
  
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch, Slugs
  
Red blotch
  
Plant Tolerance
Drought
  
Drought
  
Flowers
None
  
Not Available
  
Flower Petal Number
Single
  
Not Available
  
Fruits
  
  
Showy Fruit
No
  
Not Available
  
Edible Fruit
No
  
Not Available
  
Fragrance
  
  
Fragrant Flower
No
  
Not Available
  
Fragrant Fruit
No
  
Not Available
  
Fragrant Leaf
No
  
Not Available
  
Fragrant Bark/Stem
No
  
Not Available
  
Showy Foliage
Yes
  
Not Available
  
Showy Bark
No
  
Not Available
  
Foliage Texture
Medium
  
Not Available
  
Foliage Sheen
Matte
  
Not Available
  
Evergreen
No
  
No
  
Invasive
No
  
Not Available
  
Self-Sowing
No
  
Not Available
  
Attracts
Butterflies
  
Not Available
  
Allergy
Nasal irritation
  
Not Available
  
Uses
  
  
Aesthetic Uses
Not Available
  
Showy Purposes
  
Beauty Benefits
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Edible Uses
Yes
  
Yes
  
Environmental Uses
Air purification
  
Air purification
  
Plant Benefits
  
  
Medicinal Uses
Anthelmintic, Diuretic, Poultice
  
Curing infectious diseases, Improve heart health, Lung Problems, Treatment of ulcers
  
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Root
  
Not Available
  
Other Uses
useful as a ground cover
  
Showy Purposes
  
Used As Indoor Plant
No
  
Yes
  
Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes
  
Yes
  
Garden Design
Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower
  
Not Available
  
Botanical Name
Athyrium filix-femina
  
POTENTILLA cinerea
  
Common Name
Ladyfern
  
Abbotswood Potentilla
  
In Hindi
lady fern
  
Potentilla Abbotswood
  
In German
Wald-Frauenfarn
  
Abbotswood potentilla
  
In French
Athyrium filix-femina
  
Abbotswood potentille
  
In Spanish
Athyrium filix-femina
  
Abbotswood Potentilla
  
In Greek
lady fern
  
Abbotswood Potentilla
  
In Portuguese
lady fern
  
Abbotswood Potentilla
  
In Polish
Wietlica samicza
  
Abbotswood Potentilla
  
In Latin
lady fern
  
Abbotswood Potentilla
  
Kingdom
Plantae
  
Plantae
  
Phylum
Pteridophyta
  
Not Available
  
Class
Polypodiopsida
  
Not Available
  
Order
Polypodiales
  
Rosales
  
Family
Dryopteridaceae
  
Rosaceae
  
Genus
Athyrium
  
Potentilla
  
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
  
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
  
Tribe
Physematieae
  
Not Available
  
Subfamily
Not Available
  
Rosoideae
  
Number of Species
Not Available
  
Season and Care of Ladyfern and Abbotswood Potentilla
Season and care of Ladyfern and Abbotswood Potentilla is important to know. While considering everything about Ladyfern and Abbotswood Potentilla Care, growing season is an essential factor. Ladyfern season is Summer and Fall and Abbotswood Potentilla season is Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Ladyfern is Loam and for Abbotswood Potentilla is Not Available while the PH of soil for Ladyfern is Acidic, Neutral and for Abbotswood Potentilla is Not Available.
Ladyfern and Abbotswood Potentilla Physical Information
Ladyfern and Abbotswood Potentilla physical information is very important for comparison. Ladyfern height is 61.00 cm and width 45.70 cm whereas Abbotswood Potentilla height is Not Available and width Not Available. The color specification of Ladyfern and Abbotswood Potentilla are as follows:
Ladyfern flower color: Not Available
Ladyfern leaf color: Light Green
Abbotswood Potentilla flower color: Not Available
- Abbotswood Potentilla leaf color: Not Available
Care of Ladyfern and Abbotswood Potentilla
Care of Ladyfern and Abbotswood Potentilla include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Ladyfern pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Abbotswood Potentilla pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in winter, Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove deadheads and Requires little pruning. In summer Ladyfern needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Abbotswood Potentilla needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.