1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Hybrid origin
Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, Canada
1.4 Types
Subarctic ladyfern, Asplenium ladyfern, Southern Lady Fern
Not available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
hedge rows, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade
Damp Places, open Woodlands, Rocky areas
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
Thicket/Colonizing
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
61.00 cm38.10 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
45.70 cm90.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Not Available
Non Flowering Plant
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Non Flowering Plant
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green
Light Green, Yellow green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Gray Green, Silver
Light Green, Yellow green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Gray Green, Silver
Light Green, Yellow green, Bronze
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Not Available
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
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Not Available
Not Available
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Not Available
Full Sun, Rabbit, Shade areas, Variety of soil types
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Requires consistently moist soil
Medium
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
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Shade
Full Shade, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
No pruning needed
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, No fertilizers needed
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch, Slugs
No serious insect or disease problems
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Full Sun, Rabbit, Shade areas, Variety of soil types
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
Nasal irritation
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Available
Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Used to establish native woodland, Wild areas
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Anthelmintic, Diuretic, Poultice
chills, Lung Problems
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
useful as a ground cover
Grown for shade, Making Perfumes
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower
Container, Groundcover
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Athyrium filix-femina
DENNSTAEDTIA punctilobula
7.2 Common Name
7.2.1 In Hindi
lady fern
Hayscented Fern
7.2.2 In German
Wald-Frauenfarn
Hayscented Fern
7.2.3 In French
Athyrium filix-femina
Hayscented Fern
7.2.4 In Spanish
Athyrium filix-femina
Hayscented helecho
7.2.5 In Greek
lady fern
Hayscented Fern
7.2.6 In Portuguese
lady fern
Hayscented Fern
7.2.7 In Polish
Wietlica samicza
Hayscented Fern
7.2.8 In Latin
lady fern
Fern Hayscented
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Pteridophyta
Pteridophyta
8.3 Class
Polypodiopsida
Filicopsida
8.4 Order
Polypodiales
Polypodiales
8.5 Family
Dryopteridaceae
Dennstaedtiaceae
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Not Available
8.8 Tribe
Physematieae
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species