Athyrium filix-femina

Athyrium filix-femina 'Victoriae'

Victoria Lady Fern

"This is the most spectacular of all cultivars in its magnificent frond architecture. It is really the Queen of Green", according to Dr. John Mickel former curator of ferns at the New York Botanical Garden and author of "Ferns for American Gardens". As with other forms of lady ferns there is so much variability with spore production that it is necessary to produce this form in tissue culture, so its clones are identical to the parent. This superb selection has fronds whose pinnae (leaflets) crisscross to form x's and has crested pinnae tips. Another superior cultivar in the Mickel Collection ™.


Height

18-24 Inches

Spread

20-24 Inches

USDA Hardiness Zone 4-9

Characteristics & Attributes

Attributes
Moist Shade
Ground Cover
Border
Native to Northeast
Mass Planting
Container
Native to US
Exposure
Shade
Morning Sun / Afternoon Shade
Part Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Season of Interest (Foliage)
Summer
Late Spring / Early Summer
Late Summer
Fall
Soil Moisture Needs
Good Drainage
Moist