Catalog Description
Lacy, light green foliage is held on vividly-contrasting red-violet stems. A highly ornamental variety that combines well with bold-leaved plants in the shade. Super addition to woodland and wild gardens that need interest and color. Naturalizes under tree canopies both deciduous and evergreen where conditions are right. Herbaceous fern. Partial to full shade. Moderate growth and slow spread to 3 feet tall and as wide. |
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Average Landscape Size
Moderate growth to 3 ft. tall, slowly spreading to 3 ft. wide. |
Key Plant Benefits
Lacy, light green foliage is held on vividly-contrasting red-violet stems. Combine with bold-leaved plants in the shade or woodland garden such as Hostas and colored-leaved Heucheras. Herbaceous. |
Care Instructions
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Feed frequently during growing season with a general purpose fertilizer. Cut back old fronds after new growth begins in spring. |
Growth Conditions
| Heat Zones |
 High:
| 8 (>90 to 120 days) |
| Low: | 4 (>14 to 30 days) |
| Cold Hardiness |
| High: | 8 (10 to 20 F) (see map) |
| Low: | 2 (-50 to -40 F) |
| Water Requirements |
| Keep surface of soil moist, but not soggy. |
| Sun Exposure |
| Partial to full shade |
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Flower or Bloom description:
| Flowering Time/Season |
 | Insignificant flowers. |
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Propagation
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Attributes
Clump Forming
Dramatic Foliage Color
Drought Tolerant
Native Plant
Shade Loving
Woodland Garden |
Foliage
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Plant Lore
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Plant History
A selection of North American native lady fern (Athyrium filix-femina var. angustum discovered by New England Wildflower Society member John Lynch. |
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