1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
1.4 Types
Subarctic ladyfern, Asplenium ladyfern, Southern Lady Fern
Asplenium nidus, Asplenium trichomanes, Asplenium rutamuraria
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
hedge rows, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade
Shady Edge, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 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
Not Available
1.9 Habit
Upright/Erect
Rosette/Stemless
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
61.00 cm20.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
45.70 cm20.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Not Available
Not Available
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Gray Green, Silver
Yellow green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Gray Green, Silver
Yellow green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Yellow green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Shade
Full Shade, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Not Available
Not Available
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Not Available
Not Available
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Requires consistently moist soil
Average Water Needs
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Shade
Full Shade, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in summer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch, Slugs
Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
5.12 Allergy
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Available
Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Good for skin and hair
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Provides ground cover
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Anthelmintic, Diuretic, Poultice
Astringent, Cholagogue, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Expectorant, Vulnerary
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
useful as a ground cover
Cosmetics, Used as Ornamental plant, useful as a ground cover
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower
Foundation, Mixed Border
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Athyrium filix-femina
ASPLENIUM scolopendrium
7.2 Common Name
Ladyfern
Hart’s Tongue Fern
7.2.1 In Hindi
lady fern
Burnt Weed
Plant
7.2.2 In German
Wald-Frauenfarn
Burnt Weed
Pflanze
7.2.3 In French
Athyrium filix-femina
Weed Burnt
Plante
7.2.4 In Spanish
Athyrium filix-femina
Weed quemado
Planta
7.2.5 In Greek
lady fern
Burnt ζιζανίων
Φυτό
7.2.6 In Portuguese
lady fern
Weed Burnt
Plantar
7.2.7 In Polish
Wietlica samicza
spalony Weed
Roślina
7.2.8 In Latin
lady fern
Holocaustum Weed
planta
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Pteridophyta
Pteridophyta
8.3 Class
Polypodiopsida
Filicopsida
8.4 Order
Polypodiales
Polypodiales
8.5 Family
Dryopteridaceae
Aspleniaceae
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Eupolypods II
8.8 Tribe
Physematieae
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8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
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8.10 Number of Species