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Trees and shrubs
Lady fern
Athyrium filix-femina
In stockNative to the USRestorationRiparianErosion controlLandscape
Lady fern is a deciduous fern that reaches about 3 feet at maturity, with a moderate growth rate. Up to about 3 feet tall. In the wild it grows in forest, Woodland, Wet Meadow, Prairie, Field, Swamp, Marsh, Lakeshores.
Water
Moderate
Light
Part shade, Shade
Hardiness
Zone 3
Mature height
3 ft
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Growing guide
- Growth habit
- Deciduous Herb, Fern
- Mature size
- Up to about 3 feet tall.
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Water needs
- Moderate; low drought tolerance once established; low tolerance of saturated soil
- Soil moisture
- Moist, Wet
- Light
- Part Shade, Shade
- Cold hardiness
- To -38°F (about USDA Zone 3)
- Bloom
- Not Applicable
- Grows in
- Forest, Woodland, Wet Meadow, Prairie, Field, Swamp, Marsh, Lakeshores
- Native range
- Nearly cosmopolitan; divisible into a number of geographic races
Wildlife and uses
Good for: Restoration, Riparian, Erosion control, Landscape
Sources
Hardiness zone is estimated from the USDA minimum temperature. Uses are suggested from USDA plant traits.
