- Botanical name: Athyrium filix-femina 'Plumosum Axminster'
- Common name: Lady fern
- Family: Woodsiaceae
- Plant Type: Perennial, Deciduous
Green
- Key features:
- Dramatic foliage
The lady fern, Athyrium filix-femina ‘Plumosum Axminster’, has delicate, bright green, filigree leaves. This strong-growing variety has fronds that are even more finely divided than the species, giving an overall look of lush, feathery foliage. It looks fantastic planted in bold swathes with other shade-loving plants in a sheltered, shady woodland edge, shrub or mixed border. Deciduous, it starts to look tatty in autumn, so grow it among evergreen ferns or late-flowering perennials.
Grow Athyrium filix-femina ‘Plumosum Axminster’ in a woodland setting in part-shade, ideally in a sheltered spot as the fronds can break easily. Trim to the ground in late autumn or early spring. Propagate by sowing spores in late-summer, or by division in spring.
How to grow Athyrium 'Plumosum Axminster'
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Plant size
1.2m height
100cm spread
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Aspect
North facing, east facing
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Position in border
Front, middle
- Sun exposure: Dappled shade, full shade, partial shade
- Hardiness: Hardy
- Soil type: Acidic / chalky / alkaline / clay / heavy / moist / well drained / light / sandy
Plant calendar
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| Sow | ||||||||||||
| Sow |
J
Do not Sow in January |
F
Do not Sow in February |
M
Do not Sow in March |
A
Do not Sow in April |
M
Do not Sow in May |
J
Do not Sow in June |
J
Do not Sow in July |
A
Do Sow in August |
S
Do not Sow in September |
O
Do not Sow in October |
N
Do not Sow in November |
D
Do not Sow in December |
| Plant | ||||||||||||
| Plant |
J
Do not Plant in January |
F
Do not Plant in February |
M
Do not Plant in March |
A
Do not Plant in April |
M
Do Plant in May |
J
Do Plant in June |
J
Do Plant in July |
A
Do Plant in August |
S
Do Plant in September |
O
Do not Plant in October |
N
Do not Plant in November |
D
Do not Plant in December |
| Divide | ||||||||||||
| Divide |
J
Do not Divide in January |
F
Do not Divide in February |
M
Do Divide in March |
A
Do Divide in April |
M
Do Divide in May |
J
Do not Divide in June |
J
Do not Divide in July |
A
Do not Divide in August |
S
Do not Divide in September |
O
Do not Divide in October |
N
Do not Divide in November |
D
Do not Divide in December |
Athyrium 'Plumosum Axminster' and wildlife
Athyrium 'Plumosum Axminster' has no particular known value to wildlife in the UK.
Is Athyrium 'Plumosum Axminster' poisonous?
Athyrium 'Plumosum Axminster' has no toxic effects reported.
No reported toxicity to Birds
No reported toxicity to Cats
No reported toxicity to Dogs
No reported toxicity to Horses
No reported toxicity to Livestock
No reported toxicity to People
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