ATHYRIUM FELIX-FEMINA FRIZELLIAE - TATTING FERN

I love ferns, almost as much as I love trees.  I think it's one of those things that goes back to my childhood, of days in local parks where there were paths shaded by trees below which ferns grew.  The smell was earthy and the air cool.  I cannot recreate such an atmosphere in my small garden, but I can grow ferns - or at least try.  Today I bought Athyrium felix-femina Frizelliae to add to my small collection.

Athyrium felix-femina Frizelliae - Tatting Fern 11052016

The label says that Athyrium felix-femina Frizelliae (aka Tatting Fern) is an unusual fern with rounded leaves along the short fronds from spring to autumn.  Good for well-watered patio tubs in the shade.  Also for shady border fronts.  Hardy and perennial.  It achieves a height of 20cm (8in) and spread of 30cm (12in).  It likes partial shade with shelter from strong winds.  Ferns thrive in any good, moisture retentive, soil. 





This variety has an Award of Garden Merit (AGM) from the Royal Horticultural Society.





I've repotted mine into a larger pot of compost and situated it, for the time being at least, between the large containers of a hosta and Japanese Maple against a north-east facing wall where it will receive shelter from wind, and the required shade.