Limelight Lady Fern

Athyrium otophorum

Limelight Lady Fern is an upright deciduous  fern with delicate-looking triangular fronds on red stems that emerge light green and mature to dark green.  Best grown in  part shade and rich, acidic and moist well-drained soils.  

*Deciduous ferns may still be dormant until late spring. This will appear that we've delivered a pot full of dirt however a healthy robust fern is awaiting inside.

MAINTENANCE NEEDS:  Low maintenance.  It has moderate to high water needs, keep the soil moist.  No serious pests or diseases.

LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings,  Borders,  Woodland Gardens,  Naturalized Areas,  Rock Gardens,  Ponds and Streams, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS:  Swamp Rosemallow,  Maidenhair Fern,  Hosta

IMAGES:  Krzysztof Golik,  Athyrium otophorum in Auckland Botanic Gardens 01,  CC BY-SA 4.0, (2)  Krzysztof Golik,  Athyrium otophorum in Auckland Botanic Gardens 02,  CC BY-SA 4.0, (3) Photos by  Megan Hansen, Athyrium otophorum set  (1) (2)

* As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.