Athyrium niponicum 'Pictum'
$22.00 / 1G
Japanese Painted Fern ·
Description
Japanese Painted Fern 'Pictum' is a herbaceous perennial suited to part shade to shade and average to moist conditions. It offers green color.
Benefits
Softens shade with layered texture where flowers are not the main event. Provides visual payoff even when the plant is not in bloom. A better candidate for landscapes with deer pressure than more browse-prone plants. Helps make lower-light garden areas feel intentional instead of bare.
Features
Fern; finely divided fronds; matures about 1 - 2.5 ft tall and 1.5 - 3 ft wide
Usage/Use
Shade garden, woodland garden, texture
| Athyrium niponicum 'Pictum' | |
| Japanese Painted Fern | |
| 'Pictum | |
| No | |
| Best grown in part shade to shade with average to moist moisture. | |
| Part Shade to Shade; Average to Moist moisture; Well-drained average garden soil. Water regularly the first season, then adjust to plant preference. | |
| Garden origin / cultivated selection | |
| Not Native to North America | |
| No | |
| Deer | |
| Low | |
| Yes |
| 4 - 8 | |
| Hardy in USDA Zones 4–8; protect roots during establishment. | |
| Part Shade | |
| High Organic | |
| 6 - 8 | |
| 1 - 3 ft | |
| 2 - 3 ft | |
| Medium | |
| 2 - 3 ft |
| No | |
| Green | |
| Green foliage | |
| Woodland | |
| Woodland Garden | |
| Grown for Foliage | |
| Shade-Loving Perennials | |
| Clump Forming | |
| Slow to Establish | |
| Fall, Spring, Summer |
| Moist Soil | |
| Well-drained | |
| Water deeply during establishment; after established, water based on rainfall and soil moisture. | |
| Low | |
| Water regularly during establishment, mulch to conserve moisture, and cut back/prune at the proper seasonal time. |