Lady Fern, Lady in Red

Athyrium filix-femina var. angustum 'Lady in Red'

Height: 18-30in
Spread: 18-30in
Zone: 4-8
Exposure: Part shade to full shade
Bloom Time/Color: N/A
Uses: Shade gardens, borders, edging
Maintenance: Low
Other: Rabbit resistant

Lady ferns are excellent plants for shade in part due to their lacey textural form and ease of care. They are characterized by fronds of fine-textured, light-green leaflets against burgundy-red stems. If planted in mass at about one foot apart, they make an excellent, non-invasive ground cover or border to the shade garden. Excellent when mixed amongst hostas, coral bells, and other shade perennials. Lady ferns prefer rich, well-drained soils in part shade to full shade in a consistently moist environment. Can tolerate drier soils. They are also disease/insect resistant and rabbits tend to avoid them.