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<i>Athyrium niponicum</i> var. <i>pictum</i>
<i>Athyrium niponicum</i> var. <i>pictum</i>
<i>Athyrium niponicum</i> var. <i>pictum</i>
<i>Athyrium niponicum</i> var. <i>pictum</i>
<i>Athyrium niponicum</i> var. <i>pictum</i>
<i>Athyrium niponicum</i> var. <i>pictum</i>
<i>Athyrium niponicum</i> var. <i>pictum</i>
<i>Athyrium niponicum</i> var. <i>pictum</i>
<i>Athyrium niponicum</i> var. <i>pictum</i>
<i>Athyrium niponicum</i> var. <i>pictum</i>

Athyrium niponicum var. pictum

Japanese painted fern

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This elegant, deciduous fern has deeply cut, greyish-green fronds effused with silver and purple. An excellent companion for...

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The delicately toothed fronds of this fern have a grey-silver colour wash that’s made more attractive by purple-bloomed midribs and they prostrate on bare soil to great effect Val Bourne - Garden Writer

Plant description

This elegant, deciduous fern has deeply cut, greyish-green fronds effused with silver and purple. An excellent companion for shade-loving woodland plants it provides long-lasting foliage interest for a shady, sheltered patio or courtyard garden with moist, fertile, neutral to acid soil.

Eventual height & spread

Eventual height and spread

Plant features

Position

Light shade / shade

Rate of growth

Average

Soil

Moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soil

Hardiness

Fully hardy

How to care for Athyrium niponicum var. pictum:

Incorporate lots of well-rotted leaf mould, composted pine needles or garden compost into the planting hole. In cold areas in late autumn protect the crown of the plant with a dry mulch of straw or bracken.

Please note:

This fern is deciduous so all its fronds will die back in autumn, then fresh new growth appears again each spring.

GOES WELL WITH

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