| Dry | Shade or semi-shade, well drained but not dust dry |
| Dry/Wet | Moist shade or semi-shade, preferably on the dryish side, a typical shady border often with some trees overhead |
| Wet/Dry | Moist shade or semi-shade preferably on the wet side |
| Wet | Pond sides or boggy areas |
| Deciduous | Usually die back in first frost |
| Evergreen | Green all year but leaves may become untidy by spring |
| Wintergreen | Green in mild winter, fronds easily break in winter winds |
Athyrium ‘Silver Falls’ Deciduous. Wet/Dry 12-18”
Lustrous silvery fronds that shimmer with contrasting red veins. The silvering intensifies as the season progresses. £3.50 9cm & £6.50 2 litre pots
Athyrium felix-femina ‘ Red Stem’ D, Wet/dry, 24-36”
A tall growing fern with a glowing red stem - £3.00 7 cm & £5.50 2 litre pots
Athyrium felix-femina vernoniae cristatum Deciduous Wet/Dry, 18-24”
An attractive form with neatly crisped pinnae and dainty ,crested fronds - £3.00 7 cm & £5.50 2 litre pots
Athyrium felix-femina (Cruciate group) Victoriae Deciduous Wet/dry, 24-36”
Found in Central Scotland in 1861. The pinnae of this form break at the break to form a cross shape - £3.50 7 cm & £6.00 2 litre pots
Athyrium niponicum ‘Pictum’ Deciduous Wet/Dry, 12”-18”
The Japanese painted fern has broadly triangular, bipinnate fronds with the apex finishing at a point. Mauve rachis and pinnae (leaves) midribs contrast with grey-green pinnae. A stunning unusual fern, best in shaded position with extra leaf mould - £3.50 7 cm & £6.50 2 litre pots
Athyrium otophorum 'Okanum' (Eared Lady Fern) Deciduous Wet/Dry, 12”-18"
This fern has purple stems and midribs, but is different in having yelllowy green fronds that are fleshier and stiffer - £3.50 9 cm & £6.50 2 litre pots