Plant Name

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Athyrium niponicum var. pictum (f. metallicum)

Common Name

Japanese Painted Fern

Fern Type

Lady Ferns and their Allies

Soil

Neutral to Acid enriched with leaf mould or garden compost

Sun Aspect

Full Shade (Plants in bright filtered light develop the best colour)

Soil Moisture

Moist

Plant Type

Terrestrial Deciduous Fern

Height x Spread in feet

1 x indefinite

Foliage Colour and Shape/ Division

Midribs of the leaflets and the base are pink emphasised by the pale grey, tinged with blue and pink banding through the central area of the fronds

Frond Length

8-20 inches

Comment

Beautiful deciduous ground cover for shade with its delicately coloured new fronds, which are of a soft metallic grey colour suffused with reddish or bluish hues. Plants are very cold-hardy, withstanding quite heavy frosts. They can also be grown in subtropical regions.

Photos from Bird and Read of Coblands Nurseries Ltd.

Available from Coblands Nurseries Ltd and Palmstead Nurseries Ltd.

Use of Fern

• Cold-Hardy Ferns

Grow in a shady border, damp woodland by a stream or pond, or in cool greenhouse or conservatory.