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Athyrium filix-femina 'Frizelliae'

Also Known As

Lady Fern
Tatting Fern

Plant type

fern

size

H: 12"-18"
W: 16"-24"

planting zones

4a-9b

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Athyrium filix-femina 'Frizelliae' plant details

Athyrium filix-femina 'Frizelliae' is a fast-growing deciduous fern with green foliage. Grows well with bright shade - shade and even moisture - regular water. Does well in average, rich and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something humidity tolerant and verticillium wilt resistant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Athyrium filix-femina 'Frizelliae'

Plant type: fern
Plant family: athyriaceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 16 IN - 24 IN - wide, 12 IN - 18 IN - tall
Uses: border plant, container plant, unique, woodland garden

GROWING CONDITIONS for Athyrium filix-femina 'Frizelliae'

USDA Zones: 4a - 9b
Sun exposure: bright shade - shade
Watering frequency: even moisture - regular
Resistant to: deer and rabbit, humidity and verticillium wilt
Soil needs: average, rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Tatting fern is a most unique form of the lady fern (Athyrium filix-femina) called 'Frizelliae'. It forms short, arching stipes to just one foot long with alternating, half moon shaped, fringed pinnae (leaflets). The effect makes this fern popular and a sure conversation piece. Tuck it into nooks and crannies in shady walls or amongst rocks, at the front of a shady border, or in the woodland garden. Also looks great in a cute container as a focal point for a table on a shady patio. A great conversation starter for garden guests.

By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

The Tatting Fern. This dwarf lady fern is fun to grow as the pinnae cross each other along the stems.

By: Gossler Farms

Very unusual deciduous fern with narrow fronds arranged symmetrically around the center, leaves are ball like along the midrib giving an amazing textural effect similar to beading. Plants are about a foot tall and 18” wide. Easy in rich, moist, well-drained soil (but takes dryness). Moist plants will tolerate sun. Rabbit and deer resistant. Nice pot specimen

By: Secret Garden Growers

Zn 3. Beautiful oddity. Bead-like fronds.

By: Little Prince of Oregon

A "what's that" plant for the shady garden. This form of lady fern was discovered in an Irish woman's garden, and is noteworthy for its long narrow fronds adorned with ear like leaves alternating on either side of the rachis (center vein), Grows 1' tall by 18" wide and likes an evenly moist soil.

By: Avant Gardens

Athyrium filix-femina 'Frizelliae' One of the most unique ferns available. This is a deciduous lady fern from Europe. Grows to a height of 12 to 18 inches.

By: Accents for Home and Garden

One of the most unique ferns with narrow fronds 12-18 inches long with pinnae reduced to beadlike balls. Plant in low sun to full shade. 12-18 inches tall. Zones 4 to 8. Deciduous.

By: Sebright Gardens

Small frilly segments lining stems, resemble the loops and knots of tatting lace. In 1850, Irishwoman Mrs. Frizzle found this fern growing between 2 boulders on her farm. Was Mrs. Frizzle a tatter? We probably will never know...

By: Bloom River Gardens

The pinnae are reduced to rounded structures, giving the fronds the appearance of a necklace.

By: Greer Gardens Inc.

An unique and striking fern with narrow fronds, only 1" wide and oddly bumpy along the sides as if beaded or ... tatted. Found originally in the Irish garden of Mrs. Frizell and loved for it quirkiness ever since. To only 1 ft tall x 2 ft wide and deciduous, coming back slowly in spring. Best in bright shade or shade where soil is rich. Requires summer water. Frost hardy to -40F, USDA zone 3 and said to be deer resistant.

By: Cistus Nursery

Perfect for you all lace-makers out there as the very narrow fronds resemble tatted lace. I have to say I don't know anyone who tats lace anymore. Tattoos yes but lace, no. Delicate and intricate texture with 12"-18" long fronds. Deciduous, moist & bright shade.

By: Far Reaches Farm

Deciduous, this fern has curious and beguiling, spiraling foliage on arching stems, a texture that intrigues. 16" tall and wide.

By: Dancing Oaks Nursery

One of the most interesting ferns available, this newly introduced, very hardy deciduous clumping fern was originally found in 1857 in the Irish garden of Mrs. Frizell. Narrow fronds, 12-18" long with pinnae that are shaped like man-made beads on long stems. Certain to attract the attention of your garden's admirers.