Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Fruit
Fern
Origin
Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Russia/Siberia, Southern Asia, Western Asia
-
Types
Not avaialable
Subarctic ladyfern, Asplenium ladyfern, Southern Lady Fern
Number of Varieties
110
0
40000
👆🏻
Habitat
Hillside, Mountain Slopes, Temperate Regions
hedge rows, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade
USDA Hardiness Zone
2-84-8
0
99
👆🏻
AHS Heat Zone
8-1
9-1
Sunset Zone
3, 4, 5, 6, 7
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Spreading
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
610.00 cm61.00 cm
0
3900
👆🏻
Minimum Width
610.00 cm45.70 cm
0
6350
👆🏻
Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Light Pink
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Red, Light Yellow
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Gray Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Yellow, Brown
Gray Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblong
Lance shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Fall
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings, Transplanting
Spores
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Medium
Requires consistently moist soil
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Black rot, Leaf spot, Scab
Red blotch, Slugs
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
-
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Butterflies
Allergy
Mouth itching, Throat itching
Nasal irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cancer, constipation, Diabetes, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Fever, Heart problems, Tooth ache
Anthelmintic, Diuretic, Poultice
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Leaves, Root
Other Uses
Used As Food, Wood is used for making furniture
useful as a ground cover
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree
Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
Malus domestica Wolf River
Athyrium filix-femina
Common Name
Apple, Cider Apple, Cooking Apple, Wolf River Apple
Ladyfern
In Hindi
Wolf River Apple
lady fern
In German
Wolf River Apple
Wald-Frauenfarn
In French
Wolf River Apple
Athyrium filix-femina
In Spanish
Wolf River Apple
Athyrium filix-femina
In Greek
Wolf River Apple
lady fern
In Portuguese
Wolf River Apple
lady fern
In Polish
Wolf River Apple
Wietlica samicza
In Latin
Wolf River Apple
lady fern
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Pteridophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Polypodiopsida
Order
Rosales
Polypodiales
Family
Rosaceae
Dryopteridaceae
Genus
Malus
Athyrium
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Physematieae
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
7500180
1
27800
👆🏻