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    Scientific Name: Anisocampium niponicum Pictum Group

    Also Known As

    • Anisocampium niponicum var. pictum
    • Athyrium niponicum var. pictum
    • Japanese Painted Fern

    Plant type

    fern

    size

    • H: 12"-24"
    • W: 12"-24"

    planting zones

    • 3a-9b

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    Athyrium niponicum 'Pictum' plant details

    Athyrium niponicum 'Pictum' is a moderate-growing deciduous fern with blue, burgundy, green, purple, variegated and white 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 humidity tolerant and verticillium wilt resistant.

    CHARACTERISTICS OF Athyrium niponicum 'Pictum'

    Plant type: fern
    Plant family: athyriaceae
    Foliage: deciduous blue, burgundy, green, purple, variegated and white
    Mature size: 12 IN - 24 IN - wide, 12 IN - 24 IN - tall
    Uses: border plant, container plant, rock garden, unique, woodland garden

    GROWING CONDITIONS for Athyrium niponicum 'Pictum'

    USDA Zones: 3a - 9b
    Sun exposure: bright shade - shade
    Watering frequency: even moisture - regular
    Resistant to: deer and rabbit, humidity and verticillium wilt
    Soil needs: average, rich and well-drained

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    Nursery contributed plant descriptions

    Athyrium niponicum ‘Pictum’ is a clump-forming, deciduous fern with lacy, gray-green fronds, highlighted with silver overtones and maroon midribs.

    By: Little Prince of Oregon

    Most ferns limit their color to green but not so the painted fern which subtly blends wine-red and silvery-green on its gracefully tapering fronds; "this fern with its quiet, yet colorful tones will receive admiration." Sh/M

    By: Forestfarm

    Deciduous, clumping fern with gray green fronds and maroon stalks. Soil must be moist, or leaf scorch may occur. Growth Rate medium

    By: Garden World

    A Perennial Plant of the Year from the Perennial Plant Association -- and for good reason! Lots of silver, lots of red. Lots of WOW! This plant will add punch to the shade border and break up the monotony of all that green. Selected by the Perennial Plant Association as Perennial Plant of the Year 2004. Photo courtesy of Walters Gardens.

    By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

    In stunning painterly strokes, olive-greens, blues and metallic silvers are splashed across the elegant tapered fronds. garnet-colored midribs etch a fervid counterpoint. Renown for its unwavering hardiness, the ever popular japanese painted fern slowly spreads to form a low growing, textural clump that gracefully weeps, softening the edges along paths, containers or the rockery and electrifying the shadows with Carex 'Island Brocade', Brunnera 'Jack Frost' and Pulmonaria longifolia ssp. cevennensis. Tolerant of some drought once established, this refined deciduous fern fancies shade, moisture and well draining, humus-rich soil.

    By: Digging Dog Nursery

    Upright deciduous hardy fern growing 12-15 inches...needs shade...silver variegated fronds...hardy to zone 4.

    By: Accents for Home and Garden

    This top notch hardy fern has silvery-grey margins on each of its fronds. A good colonizer in good conditions. Grows about 12" high and spreading. Awards: Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society. Recommended by: the United States National Arboretum.

    By: Fantastic Plants

    Zones 4-9, partial shade and humus rich, moist soil. Colorful fronds of grey-green blended with wine red. Fronds are wide and taper to a delicate point. 16 inches tall.

    By: Hoot Owl Hollow Nursery

    Spreading mound of a spectacular show of tri-color fronds with zones of burgundy, grey & dark green. Plant in light shade for best affect otherwise partial sun to full shade. 12-24 inches tall. Zones 4 to 9; Deciduous.

    By: Sebright Gardens

    Deciduous. This is a lovely fern for a shaded spot. Young fronds are a soft gray-green with burgundy ribs. As the plant matures to 18" tall, the fronds become attractively patterned with variegation of silvery blue and green. A deciduous, tough ground cover, native to SE Asia.

    By: Greer Gardens Inc.

    The fronds of this deciduous fern are as colorful as flowers. Their intricate patterns of silvery white on deep green, accented with reddish stems, provide a dash of light in a shady corner. Grows slowly as a young plant. 2004 PPA Perennial Plant of the Year. AGM winner. GPP award.

    By: Briggs Plant Propagators

    Silver-gray leaves with purple and green accents remains an annual favorite and looks great in mixed company of dark green hostas and the like. 2 x 2 feet. Deciduous.

    By: Dancing Oaks Nursery

    Gardening facts about Athyrium niponicum 'Pictum' plant

    How to Grow Athyrium niponicum 'Pictum'

    • Sun Exposure

      • bright shade - shade

    • Water Needs

      • even moisture - regular

    • Soil Needs

      • average
      • well-drained
      • rich

    • Special Situation

      • humidity tolerant
      • verticillium wilt resistant

    Features

    • Foliage Color

      • variegated
      • white
      • green
      • blue
      • burgundy
      • purple

    • Wildlife

      • deer resistant
      • rabbit resistant

    • Foliage Season

      • deciduous

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