Helping You Become a More Successful Gardener
Plant Search
Gerald L. Klingaman
Dryopteridaceae
Athyrium niponicum var. pictum
Japanese Painted Fern
This natural variety of Japanese Painted Fern is a deciduous ground fern native to moist forest floors of Japan, Korea and Taiwan with very beautiful leaves. It produces dense clumps of delicately divided fronds in varying shades of gray-green and metallic silver often flushed with red. The leaf's midrib is usually red to purple. These ferns appear to splay horizontally as if arching towards the ground. As they mature, they spread by forming multiple crowns.
Japanese painted fern requires part to full shade to thrive and soil enriched with leaf mold. The fronds are fragile and break easily so it is best to plant it in a site where it can grow undisturbed. Numerous cultivars with differing foliage are available such as 'Apple Court', 'Ursula's Red', and 'Pewter Lace'
8 - 1
5 - 8
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Fern
Partial Shade, Full Shade
8"-14" / 20.3cm - 35.6cm
2'-3' / 0.6m - 0.9m (2)
China, Japan, Korea
Acidic, Neutral
Well Drained
Loam, Sand
Wet Site
Medium
Average Water
Clump-Forming
Spring, Summer, Fall
None
Red, Green, Purple, Gray Green, Silver
Variegated
No
Yes
Fine
Glossy
Feature Plant, Groundcover, Mixed Border
© 2006-2012 Preferred Commerce. All Rights Reserved.
