Athyrium niponicum var. pictum
Japanese painted fern, Athyrium niponicum f. metallicum, Athyrium niponicum 'Pictum', Athyrium nipponicum var. pictum 'Metallicum'
Athyrium Athyrium
A. niponicum var. pictum - A. niponicum var. pictum is a clump-forming, deciduous fern bearing arching, lance-shaped, pinnate, red- or purple-flushed, silvery-grey fronds with lance-shaped to ovate, notched or lobed pinnae.
Athyrium niponicum var. pictum is: Deciduous
Spreading, Clump-forming, Arching
RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Insignificant or absent in All seasons
Silvery-grey, Flushed red, Flushed purple in Spring; Silvery-grey, Flushed red, Flushed purple in Summer; Silvery-grey, Flushed red, Flushed purple in Autumn
Remove damaged or dead fronds as needed.
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Athyrium niponicum var. pictum (Japanese painted fern) will reach a height of 0.3m and a spread of 0.6m after 5-10 years.
Cottage/Informal, Beds and borders, Underplanting, Bog garden
Grow in fertile, moist, acid to neutral soil in a sheltered, shaded site.
Clay, Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained, Moisture-retentive
Acid, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Shade
North, East
Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Athyrium niponicum var. pictum
Japanese painted fern, Athyrium niponicum f. metallicum, Athyrium niponicum 'Pictum', Athyrium nipponicum var. pictum 'Metallicum'
Athyrium Athyrium
A. niponicum var. pictum - A. niponicum var. pictum is a clump-forming, deciduous fern bearing arching, lance-shaped, pinnate, red- or purple-flushed, silvery-grey fronds with lance-shaped to ovate, notched or lobed pinnae.
Eastern Asia
Deciduous
Spreading, Clump-forming, Arching
RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
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Insignificant or absent in All seasons
Silvery-grey, Flushed red, Flushed purple in Spring; Silvery-grey, Flushed red, Flushed purple in Summer; Silvery-grey, Flushed red, Flushed purple in Autumn
Remove damaged or dead fronds as needed.
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Athyrium niponicum var. pictum (Japanese painted fern) will reach a height of 0.3m and a spread of 0.6m after 5-10 years.
Cottage/Informal, Beds and borders, Underplanting, Bog garden
Grow in fertile, moist, acid to neutral soil in a sheltered, shaded site.
Clay, Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained, Moisture-retentive
Acid, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Shade
North, East
Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5, Zone 4, Zone 3
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