Athyrium otophorum 'Limelight'
Athyrium otophorum 'Limelight' is an eared lady fern that has red stems and lime green foliage that matures to green.
Description:
Athyrium otophorum 'Limelight' is a beautifully ornamental fern with triangular fronds with raspberry-red stems (stipes) emerging with golden to chartreuse-lime green foliage which eventually matures to mid green. An outstanding specimen plant for the front of the shade border or the woodland garden. Deer resistant.
Common Name: Eared Lady Fern
Family: Dryopteridaceae (The Wood Fern Family)
Zone Hardiness: 5-9
Light: Full Shade, Part Shade
Height: 12-24"
Width: 12-24"
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Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
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Soil Moisture: Average, Moist
Stem Colour: Red
Fragrance: No
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Benefits:
Deer Resistant: Yes
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Woodland or forest in temperate and tropical regions.
Award: GPP, AGM
Geogrpahical Origin: Asia and the Pacific - Asia - China and Japan
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