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Athyrium asplenioides

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Family: Dryopteridaceae
Genus: Athyrium (uh-THEE-ree-um) (Info)
Species: asplenioides (ass-plee-nee-OY-deez) (Info)

Synonym:Athyrium filix-femina subsp. asplenioides
Synonym:Athyrium filix-femina var. asplenioides

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Category:
Ferns

Height:
12-18 in. (30-45 cm)
18-24 in. (45-60 cm)
24-36 in. (60-90 cm)

Spacing:
15-18 in. (38-45 cm)

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 3a: to -39.9 °C (-40 °F)
USDA Zone 3b: to -37.2 °C (-35 °F)
USDA Zone 4a: to -34.4 °C (-30 °F)
USDA Zone 4b: to -31.6 °C (-25 °F)
USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F)
USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)
USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F)
USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F)
USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F)
USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Partial to Full Shade

Danger:
Unknown - Tell us

Bloom Color:
Inconspicuous/none

Bloom Time:
N/A

Foliage:
Grown for foliage
Silver/Gray

Other details:
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater

Soil pH requirements:
Unknown - Tell us

Patent Information:
Unknown - Tell us

Propagation Methods:
Unknown - Tell us

Seed Collecting:
N/A: plant does not set seed, flowers are sterile, or plants will not come true from seed

Profile:

No positives
2 neutrals
No negatives

Gardeners' Notes:

Rating	Author	Comment
Neutral	Cretaceous	On Apr 21, 2007, Cretaceous from El Cerrito, CA (Zone 9b) wrote: Native to the south-eastern United States (Alabama, Arkansas, District of Columbia, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia). Listed as exploitably vulnerable in the state of New York.
Neutral	frostweed	On Dec 1, 2006, frostweed from Josephine, Arlington, TX (Zone 8a) wrote: Southern Lady Fern Athyrium asplenioides is native to Texas and other States.

Regional...

This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:

Morrilton, Arkansas
Greenville, South Carolina
Newport News, Virginia

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