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Athyrium otophorum
Also called Auriculate Lady Fern, Eared Ladyfern
Athyrium otophorum is a deciduous, tufted fern from East Asia, forming an oval clump about 50 cm tall and wide, with triangular fronds that open pale green and turn grey-green with maroon stems. It does best in moist, partly shaded ground with good drainage.
Athyrium otophorum, the eared lady fern, is a species of fern in the family Athyriaceae, native to Japan and East Asia. It is deciduous and grows in a tufted oval formation to 50 centimetres (20 in) tall and wide. The triangular fronds open pale green before turning grey-green with maroon stems.
Hardy down to −10 °C (14 °F) it is suitable for cultivation in any moist, partially-shaded spot with good drainage.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Athyrium otophorum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
