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Athyrium Fern Plant (9cm Pot)

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Potted Fern Plant - Description

  • Potted Fern Plants
  • Athyrium niponicum 'Metallicum'
  • Eared Lady Fern
  • AKA Japanese Painted Fern or Painted Lady Fern
  • Potted Plant
  • Pot Size: 9cm
  • Current Height: 10cm

Potted Fern Plant - Characteristics

  • Plant Type: Deciduous Fern
  • Dies back in Winter
  • Central mid-rib is red in colour
  • Fully Grown Size: 30 - 50cm
  • Habit: Open, arching shape
  • No flower, but spores develop on underside of fronds in late Summer
  • Sow: All year round
  • Hardiness: Hardy

Potted Fern Plant - Uses

  • Excellent plants for beds, containers & herbaceous borders
  • Suited to partial shade & full shade
  • Avoid full sun
  • Ideal for woodland settings
  • Ferns contrast very well with other garden plants & flowers
  • Plant among plants with bold foliage
  • Suited to a modern or contemporary garden
  • Position along the front of flower beds

Potted Fern Plant - Planting Instructions

  • Easy to grow ferns
  • Can spread naturally
  • Soak pots in water before sowing
  • Choose a location
    • Grow in shade or part shade
    • Deep, fertile soil that is well drained
    • Avoid dry soils
  • Spacing: 30 - 50cm apart
  • Prepare bed by digging over soil & adding fertilizer or manure
  • Dig hole roughly twice the size of the plant pot
  • Handle pots with care
    • Squeeze side of pots to remove plant
  • Firm in well
  • Soak soil well after planting
  • Feed every 2 to 3 weeks
  • Can lift & divide clumps every 3 years
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