Lady Fern (Ostrich Fer, Athyrium filix–femina) 3.5 in pot Buy Any Qty Get 1 Free

Description: Lady fern is a tall, broad-leaved fern that grows in the forests and riparian areas of the Pacific Northwest. Lady fern’s spring growth provides food for many insects and snails, while the leaves provide shelter for birds and mammals in the summer and fall. Throughout the year, lady ferns stabilize soils and reduce erosion. And while they do all this, they are effortlessly majestic and reminiscent of a time when they provided for dinosaurs rather than mammals.Lady fern grows in native habitats across the northern hemisphere. They prefer temperate woodlands but are adaptable to cooler climates, with one subspecies (Athyrium filix-femina ssp. cyclosorum) even making its home in the subarctic of Canada and Greenland. Within the United States, the lady fern is native to ecosystems in every state except Hawaii. Within the Portland-Vancouver metro area, lady ferns grow in forests and riparian areas, forests adjacent to rivers, streams, and wetlands. Within these two habitats, they prefer wet soils, ranging from moist to perennially wet. They do not grow well if their roots are submerged. Lady ferns, unlike many of our common native ferns, can thrive in full sun as long as the soil is moist. Got some ideas on where to incorporate lady ferns? Great! Here are some more: plant lady ferns as groundcover around trees, a new texture in a shade garden, a border plant along a shady path, or add a few to the border of a pond or rain garden or in low-lying areas that regularly flood.

Price: 8.99 USD

Location: McMinnville, Tennessee

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