Lady Fern

 The Lady Fern is an upright plant, the Lady Fern is a perennial that is native to the United States and Alaska. This graceful fern can reach a height between two and five feet tall. It boasts bright green leaves that have a fine lacy texture. These fronds can grow from one to three feet in length, given the right, moist environment. The fern can spread between three and seven feet in diameter. However, this deciduous fern will still maintain a fairly compact look. This hardy plant can be a great addition to any garden where you're looking to have that green-leafed backdrop. Or it also performs great as a ground cover plant for a variety of applications.

Lady Fern Is A Low Maintenance Plant

This low-maintenance fern can be referred to by many names. Some of these include Athyrium Filix-Femina, Subarctic Ladyfern, Asplenium Ladyfern, Tatting Fern, and Common Ladyfern. It's derived from the wood fern family and is tolerant to heavy shade and rabbits. This non-flowering plant is comprised of between 20 and 30 pairs of non-opposite elliptic leaflets. Each one has a narrow tip point and is further segmented into subleaflets. On the underside of these subleaflets, you'll find clusters of spore-producing receptacles known as sori that take on a horseshoe-like shape. They will be covered with a clear protective membrane known as indusia throughout the fern's development until the plant is ready to propagate.

Lady Fern Uses

This circumglobal perennial is widely used for ornamental in home gardens. It starts growing out in the early spring. You'll see its fiddleheads that have distinctive dark brown scales. As it grows out fully, you can expect the fern's lance-elliptic leaves to have a width between 4 and 14 inches. Its stems will be slightly grooved and can range in color from green to light brown. Lady Fern will remain beautifully luscious well into the fall. It will lose its leaves when the first frost comes. This fern is a highly sustainable staple to bring any landscape to life as it offers expansive foliage in a pleasant bright green color. This particular fern will continue to grow in circular clusters year after year.

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