Scientific Name
Athyrium nipponicum 'Pictum'; A. goeringianum 'Pictum'

Common Name
Japanese painted fern


Zones:  4-8









Height: 18 to 24"
Deciduous/Evergreen: Deciduous
Fronds: Tricolored fronds of maroon, medium green and silvery gray; arching, vase-like form; triangular blade is bipinnate to bipinnate-pinnatified; produces new fronds throughout the growing season
Comments: Slowly spreads by creeping rhizomes forming a clump; not aggressive; prefers partial shade and moist, organic rich soil; easy to grow; best color when grown in light shade; excess sunlight washes out the color
Cultivars: N/A
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