SCIENTIFIC NAME: Athyrium nipponicum 'Pictum'

COMMON NAME: Japanese Painted Fern

FAMILY: Polypodiacea

TYPE: Perennial

LEAVES: Fronds are a soft metallic gray with reddish or bluish hues

FLOWERS:

SEASON OF BLOOM:

GROWTH HABIT: Deciduous, 1-2' tall

SOIL: Loamy, humus rich soil

SUN: Woodland conditions, shade to semi-shade but display best color when they receive some direct sunlight.

HARDINESS: Zone 3-8.

UTILIZATION: Some of the most colorful foliage available

DISEASE: None serious.

INSECTS AND RELATED PESTS: None serious.

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MAINTENANCE:

NOTES: Ferns in this genus are some of the most colorful and easiest to grow.