Athyrium nipponicum var. pictum 'Burgundy Lace' (Japanese painted fern 'Burgundy Lace')
Other names: Athyrium nipponicum var. pictum 'Burgundy Lace', Athyrium nipponicum f. metallicum 'Burgundy Lace', Athyrium 'Burgundy Lace'
'Burgundy Lace' is a rhizomatous, deciduous fern with finely-divided, pinnate, lance-shaped fronds in shades of burgundy, purple, pink and silver.
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1m max. spread |
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0.5m max. height |
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5-10 years to maturity |
Athyrium niponicum 'Godzilla' (Painted fern 'Godzilla')
Other names: Japanese painted fern 'Godzilla'
'Godzilla' is a rhizomatous, deciduous fern forming a wide clump with reddish-purple stems bearing upright to arching, lance-shaped, bi- or tri-pinnate, crested, silvery grey-green fronds.
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1.8m max. spread |
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0.9m max. height |
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5-10 years to maturity |
Arachniodes simplicior (East Indian holly fern)
Other names: Indian holly fern, Simplicior holly fern, Arachniodes simplicior 'Variegata', Variegated East Indian holly fern, Arachnoides aristata 'Variegata'
A. simplicior is a tender to half-hardy, slow-growing, evergreen fern bearing thick, glossy, broadly-triangular, dark green fronds divided into three or four pinnae (segments) with sharply-pointed pinnules and a prominent yellow or grey stripe down the centre of each pinnae.
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0.6m max. spread |
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0.6m max. height |
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5-10 years to maturity |
Athyrium niponicum var. pictum 'Apple Court' (Japanese painted fern 'Apple Court')
Other names: Crested Japanese painted fern
'Apple Court' is a vigorous, clump-forming, rhizomatous, deciduous fern with reddish-purple stems bearing arching, triangular, bipinnate, crested, silvery grey-green fronds with reddish-purple midribs and veins.
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0.6m max. spread |
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0.4m max. height |
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5-10 years to maturity |
Athyrium niponicum var. pictum (Japanese painted fern)
Other names: Athyrium niponicum f. metallicum, Athyrium niponicum 'Pictum', Athyrium nipponicum var. pictum 'Metallicum'
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.
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0.6m max. spread |
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0.3m max. height |
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5-10 years to maturity |
Athyrium niponicum var. pictum 'Regal Red' (Japanese painted fern 'Regal Red')
'Regal Red' is a clump-forming, rhizomatous, deciduous fern with arching, lance-shaped, bi- or tri-pinnate, silvery-grey fronds, twisted at the frond tips, dark purple at the midribs.
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0.6m max. spread |
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0.45m max. height |
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5-10 years to maturity |
Athyrium 'Ghost' (Lady fern 'Ghost')
'Ghost' is a clump-forming, rhizomatous, deciduous fern with upright, lance-shaped, bi- or tri-pinnate, silvery, grey-green leaves with dark purple midribs.
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0.6m max. spread |
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0.75m max. height |
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5-10 years to maturity |
Athyrium niponicum var. pictum 'Red Beauty' (Japanese painted fern 'Red Beauty')
'Red Beauty' is a vigorous, clump-forming, rhizomatous, deciduous fern with reddish-purple stems bearing upright, triangular, bi- or tri-pinnate, silvery grey-green fronds with reddish-purple midribs and veins.
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0.5m max. spread |
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0.5m max. height |
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5-10 years to maturity |
Athyrium otophorum (Eared lady fern)
A. otophorum is a deciduous fern bearing upright, triangular, bipinnate, grey-green fronds, pale green when young, with reddish-purple midribs and rounded pinnae.
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0.5m max. spread |
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0.5m max. height |
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5-10 years to maturity |
Athyrium niponicum var. pictum 'Silver Falls' (Japanese painted fern 'Silver Falls')
Other names: Athyrium nipponicum var. pictum 'Silver Falls', Athyrium niponicum f. metallicum 'Silver Falls', Athyrium niponicum Silver Falls
'Silver Falls' is a rhizomatous, deciduous fern with arching, lance-shaped, bi- or tripinnate fronds divided into lance-shaped to ovate, silvery grey-green pinnae, flushed maroon at the midribs.
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1m max. spread |
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0.5m max. height |
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5-10 years to maturity |
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