Japanese Painted Fern is a beautiful deciduous fern with a hand-painted appearance. The arching grey-green fronds are highlighted with silver giving it a metallic sheen, and often flushed with burgundy in the center that matches the stems. Best frond color in part shade and rich, moist well-drained soils. Deer resistant.
To learn more about the Japanese Painted Fern read this blog post.
*Deciduous ferns may still be dormant until late spring. This will appear like we've delivered a pot full of dirt however a healthy robust fern is awaiting inside.
MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance plant. Will turn brown if soil dries out.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Naturalized Areas, Rock Gardens, Ponds and Streams, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Coral Bells, Hosta, Heucherella
IMAGES: Photo by Leonora (Ellie) Enking, Athyrium niponicum var. pictum, (2) Photo by Ryan Somma, Japanese Painted Fern, Athyrium niponicum var. pictum, Dryopteridaceae
* As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
