Scientific Name
Athyrium asplenioides

Common Name
Southern lady fern

Zones:  3 to 8
Height: 1 to 3 feet
Deciduous/Evergreen: Deciduous
Fronds: Twice pinnate pinnatifid; little difference between sterile and fertile fronds; feathery texture; red stem
Comments: Partial shade to shade; rich, moist soil; slow spreading; spreads by rhizomes
Cultivars: --
 

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