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lady fern 'Vernoniae'

Athyrium filix-femina 'Vernoniae'

★ RHS AGM

Genus: Athyrium
Family: Woodsiaceae

About this plant

A tufted fern forming a rosette of arching, narrowly ovate fronds with crispy, strongly-toothed, triangular or fan-shaped segments giving a lacy appearance

Growing Information

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full ShadePartial Shade

Soil

ChalkLoamSandy

AcidNeutral

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This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Poorly Drained

Aspect

North FacingSouth Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Easy to grow in fertile, moist neutral to acid soil, enriched with leaf mould or garden compost in a sheltered shady site

Pruning

Dead or damaged fronds may be removed as necessary

Propagation

Propagate by sowing spores (one of the few lady fern cultivars to largely come true from spores) in mid to late summer or by division in spring

Pests

Generally pest free outdoors

Diseases

Generally disease free outdoors

Garden Uses

Uses

Ground CoverWall Side BordersCottage Informal

Planting Places

Outdoor

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumn

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Five To Ten Years