| General Description | Athyrium filix-femina or Lady Fern is the most widely grown of its species. |
| Shape | A clump-forming fern. |
| Landscape | Damp woodland, garden borders in part or deep shade or sheltered shaded niches in rockeries. |
| Propagation | Usually by spores or division of established crowns. |
| Cultivation | In greenhouses, use soilless potting medium with leaf mould if available and use moderate watering. Outside, plant in spring or early summer in medium light, watering well until plants are established. Prune damaged or dead fronds as needed. |
| Notable Specimens | Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington, Ontario, Canada. |
| Leaf Description | Lacy, bipinnate, lance-shaped fronds to 1 m x 35 cm that are thin-textured and leathery. |
| Colour Description | Green or straw-colored to purple. |
| Texture Description | Glabrous to sparsely scaly at base. |
