Athyrium otophorum var. okanum

Description:

Attractive fronds emerge light-green and turn darker green, giving a two-toned appearance; clump-forming and dense, perfect for shady spots; beautiful in masses on the edges of ponds or streams

Ornamental Features

Eared Lady Fern’s attractive ferny bipinnately compound leaves emerge light green in spring, turning green in color with pointy burgundy spines throughout the season. Neither the flowers nor the fruit are ornamentally significant.

Landscape Attributes

Eared Lady Fern is a dense herbaceous fern with a shapely form and gracefully arching fronds. It brings an extremely fine and delicate texture to the garden composition and should be used to full effect.

This is a relatively low maintenance plant, and usually looks its best without pruning, although it will tolerate pruning. Deer don’t particularly care for this plant and will usually leave it alone in favor of tastier treats. It has no significant negative characteristics. [Meadows Farms]