Northern Lady Fern has lacy leaves to soften the look of any shade garden. This red-stemmed fern adapts to both dry and wet soils, but prefers shade to filtered shade to look its best. Northern Lady Fern will die down in the winter, but emerges in the spring, and remains a fairly low grower. Use this finely textured fern as a companion plant to other shade lovers in baskets, container planters or along shady borders.