Athyrium niponicum 'Ursula's Red'

Scientific Name: Anisocampium niponicum 'Ursula's Red'

Also Known As

Anisocampium niponicum var. pictum 'Ursula's Red'
Athyrium niponicum var. pictum 'Ursula's Red'
Athyrium nipponica Ursula's Red'
Ursula's Red Japanese painted fern

Plant type

fern

size

H: 18"-24"
W: 20"-24"

planting zones

4a-9b

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Athyrium niponicum 'Ursula's Red' plant details

Athyrium niponicum 'Ursula's Red' is a deciduous fern with blue, burgundy and variegated foliage. Grows well with bright shade - shade and even moisture - regular water. Does well in average, rich and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something verticillium wilt resistant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Athyrium niponicum 'Ursula's Red'

Plant type: fern
Plant family: athyriaceae
Foliage: deciduous blue, burgundy and variegated
Mature size: 20 IN - 24 IN - wide, 18 IN - 24 IN - tall
Uses: border plant, woodland garden

GROWING CONDITIONS for Athyrium niponicum 'Ursula's Red'

USDA Zones: 4a - 9b
Sun exposure: bright shade - shade
Watering frequency: even moisture - regular
Resistant to: deer and rabbit, verticillium wilt
Soil needs: average, rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

The broad silver fronds of this 1-2' mounder emerge flushed and veined in wine-red, an entrancing combination. PSh/M (some sun for best color)

By: Forestfarm

Truly beautiful deciduous fern that is clump forming to 24” wide and with foliage 12-18” tall. Leaves are intricately colored, overlaid with silver and painted with red veining. Shade & rich moist well drained soil make this baby happy with a larger clump each year!

By: Secret Garden Growers

A fantastic silvery fern selection with red highlights on the central stripes especially toward the tip and the nearby pinnae. Deciduous. Ferns thrive in neutral to acidic, loose, richly organic soil. Excellent for mass plantings, rock gardens, containers, in woodlands and in naturalized landscapes.

By: Little Prince of Oregon

Purplish red washed down the center of the frond with silver trimming on the sides.

By: Dancing Oaks Nursery

This fern heralds the spring with broad silver leaves traced and flushed with wine red down the center. This dynamite seller at Wayside Gardens has color that softens in summer heat. Plantswoman Ursula Herz had a little secret in South Carolina.