Athyrium nipponicum 'Pictum'
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
Pacific Bleeding Heart (Dicentra formosa), Japanese Windflower Anemone (Anemone hupehensis), Bugbane (Cimicifuga ramosa), False Forget-Me-Not, Siberian Bugloss (Brunnera macrophylla), Plantain Lily (Hosta ), Spotted Dead Nettle (Lamium maculatum), Cardinal Flower (Lobelia ), Creeping Phlox (Phlox stolonifera), Chinese False Spirea (Astilbe chinensis), Mini Hosta (Hosta ), Plantain Lily (Hosta sieboldiana), Meadow Cranesbill (Geranium pratense), Plantain Lily (Hosta ), Masterwort (Astrantia major), Bleeding Heart (Dicentra spectabilis), Coral Bells (Heuchera ), Prostrate Blue Violet (Viola walteri), False Forget-Me-Not (Brunnera macrophylla), Hellebore (Helleborus Winter Thrillers), Primrose (Primula vulgaris Belarina®)Characteristics & Attributes
Attributes & Uses
| • | Cut Flowers |
| • | Crafts |
| • | Ground Cover |
| • | Containers |
Critter Resistance
| • | Deer Resistant |
Exposure
| • | Partial Shade |
Foliage Color
| • | Maroon |
| • | Gray |
| • | Variegated |
Season of Interest (Foliage)
| • | Spring |
| • | Summer |
| • | Fall |
Soil Moisture Preference
| • | Moist but well-drained |
