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Athyrium angustum forma rubellum 'Lady in Red'
lady fern
- Category: Fern
- Hardiness Zone: 3-8
- Height: 18-30 Inches
- Spread: 18-24 Inches
- Spacing: 12 Inches
- Foliage Color: Green with varigation
Strong-growing and dependable, the lady ferns are great garden plants. This selection from the New England Wildflower Society features red stems, making it a great choice to combine with purple-leaved plants. Tough and easy to grow, this beauty is the right choice for perennial borders and woodlands alike. A breathtaking flush of new fronds appears in the spring, with new leaves appearing throughout the season for a continuously fresh look.
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Soil Moisture Needs
| • | Moist |
Green Infrastructure
| • | Woodland |
Plug Type
| • | Landscape Plug™ |
For Animals
| • | Deer Resistant |
Propagation Type
| • | Open pollinated |
Additional Information about Athyrium angustum forma rubellum 'Lady in Red'
Athyrium filix-femina angustum f. rubellum 'Lady in Red', or subarctic lady fern, is strong growing and dependable. It grows shorter than the straight species, between 2-2 ½ feet tall and spreads to 3’ in five years. Its fine luminescent foliage is contrasted with a dark brilliant red stem, making it a great choice to combine with perennial borders and woodlands alike. A breathtaking flush of new fronds appears in the spring, with new leaves appearing throughout the season for a continuously fresh look.
Lady fern flourishes in bright shade and moist, rich, organic soil. Athyrium filix-femina is circumglobal but the subspecies, angustum or subarctic lady fern, runs from Greenland to North Carolina and can be found in floodplains, forest edges, forests, swamps, and woodlands. While it does tolerate wet feet, it does not tolerate clay. Athyrium tolerates sun if kept cool and moist.
In our shade garden, it partners well with bold leafed foliage like Hosta and Packera and is a great contrast with purple-hued plants like Heuchera ‘Palace Purple’. ‘Lady in Red’ was discovered by John Lynch of the New England Wildflower Society while in Vermont. Like most ferns, Athyrium are deer resistant and provide habitat and nest cover for wildlife.
Growing & Maintenance Tips for Athyrium angustum forma rubellum 'Lady in Red'
Lady fern flourishes in bright shade and moist, rich, organic soil. Does not tolerate clay. Tolerates sun if kept cool and moist.
