Athyrium nipponicum 'Pictum'

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Japanese Painted Fern

USDA Hardiness Zone 4-8

Breathtaking deciduous foliage of gray, silver, green, burgundy and pink blended together, with a lacy texture.

Height

15-20 Inches

Spread

15-18 Inches

Interesting Notes

PPA Perennial Plant of the Year 2004. INA Perennial Plant of the Year 2001. A very distinctive award winner!

When to Divide

spring, only if needed

Good Companions

Japanese Windflower Anemone (Anemone hupehensis), Masterwort (Astrantia major), False Spirea (Astilbe x japonica), Bugbane (Cimicifuga ramosa), False Forget-Me-Not, Siberian Bugloss (Brunnera macrophylla), Coral Bells (Heuchera ), Plantain Lily (Hosta ), Spotted Dead Nettle (Lamium maculatum), Cardinal Flower (Lobelia ), Creeping Phlox (Phlox stolonifera), Lungwort (Pulmonaria longifolia), Foamflower (Tiarella )

Characteristics & Attributes

Attributes & Uses

•	Containers
•	Cut Flowers
•	Crafts
•	Ground Cover

Critter Resistance

•	Deer Resistant

Exposure

•	Partial Shade

Foliage Color

•	Variegated
•	Maroon
•	Gray

Season of Interest (Foliage)

•	Spring
•	Summer
•	Fall

Soil Moisture Preference

•	Moist but well-drained