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Lady Fern
Athyrium filix-femina
Lady Fern is a moderate-growing perennial, hardy in USDA zones 4-8, that matures to about 1–3 ft × 1–2.5 ft. It does best in part shade and full shade with medium water needs in well-drained and moist soil. It stands up well to deer and rabbits and grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 4-8
- Sun
- Part shade, Full shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 1–3 ft × 1–2.5 ft
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist
- Tough against
- Deer, Rabbits
- Native to
- Northern temperate regions
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