Description
Athyrium 'Ghost'
Height: 24-30in
Spread: 18-24in
Zone: 4-8
Exposure: Part shade to full shade
Bloom Time/Color: N/A
Uses: Massing, borders, shade garden
Maintenance: Low
Other: Rabbit resistant
Lady ferns are excellent plants that add a feeling of airiness to the shade garden. They thrive even in dense shade, provided they have ample, consistent moisture in well-drained soils. 'Ghost' has very attractive silvery, pale-green fronds that remain upright and form a dense clump. Spore cases appear on the back by summer and are quite ornamental. Lady ferns have little to no disease or insect problems and are rabbit resistant. Fronds make good cut foliage for bouquets.