| Description | A chance cultivar of the Lady Fern that physically is entirely different looking. |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | (ah-THEE-ree-um) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Ferns - Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-8 |
| Sunlight | part shade, bright shade to shade |
| Moisture | average, moist |
| Soil & Site | average, humusy |
| Leaves | pinnae attached to the midrib somewhat like a string of beads, look sort of tattered |
| Dimensions | .75 to 1 foot in height and spread |
| Propagation | division |
| Cultivar Origin | Found in 1857, in Ireland, in the garden of a Mrs. Frizell. |
| Misc Facts | Athyrium is for some authorities derived from Greek athuros (spiritless) with reference to botanical characteristics of lady-fern (Athyrium filix-femina), and for others from Greek anthyros (doorless) or anthoros (breeding well), both the latter in relation to the reproductive cycle and spores. (www.plantlives.com) |
| Notes & Reference | #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens web site (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org), #145-Plant Lives, (Sue Eland) www.plantlives.com, #168-Missouri Flora web site (www.missouriplants.com) |
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