Athyrium otophorum

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.^[2] Hardy down to −10 °C (14 °F) it is suitable for cultivation in any moist, partially-shaded spot with good drainage.

Athyrium otophorum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Division:	Polypodiophyta
Class:	Polypodiopsida
Order:	Polypodiales
Suborder:	Aspleniineae
Family:	Athyriaceae
Genus:	Athyrium
Species:	A. otophorum
Binomial name
Athyrium otophorum (Miq.) Koidz.[1]

In cultivation in the United Kingdom, this plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit,^[3] as has the variety A. otophorum var. okanum.^[4]