How to grow lady fern

When to plant lady fern

Lady fern is a deciduous shade fern that slowly forms non-aggressive clumps. NC State's recommended way to propagate it is by dividing clumps (spores can also be sown), so set out plants or divisions in spring as new growth resumes.

Lady Fern is timed by season rather than your frost dates, so the planting calendar does not generate ZIP-specific dates for it. Check the cited sources below to fine-tune for your area.