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Japanese Painted Fern

PERENNIAL

Description

  • Silver- and maroon-colored foliage shimmers in the shade!
  • Fronds form an elegant arching-habit.
  • Easy to grow shade-loving perennial.
  • Durable and deer resistant.
  • Zones 3-8, part sun/shade, 18" tall x 24" wide at maturity.
Zone 3-8
Light part sun/shade
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Description The artistic Japanese painted fern (Athyrium nipponicum) will make your garden feel like a painted mural. The distinctive soft gray leaves with maroon midribs add dimension to your understory.  Silver hues pick up light in the shade. It clearly earned its place as the 2004 Perennial Plant of the Year! This plant only looks hard to care for. It is easily grown in rich, well-drained soil in part shade to full shade, but is more accepting of sun if the site is consistently moist. The colors will develop the best when grown in light shade. Details Botanical name: Athyrium niponicum 'Pictum'
Common name: Japanese painted fern, oriental ladyfern
Zone: 3 - 8
Sun exposure: Part-sun (4-6 hours sun), shade (< 4 hours sun)
Height x width: 12-18" X 24"
Foliage color: Soft gray, silver, maroon
Bloom time: N/A
Features: Rare & unusual, rain gardens, rabbit & deer resistant, low flammability, heat tolerant, ground covers, cold tolerant
Uses: Accents, border, container, ground cover, small spaces, specimen, underplanting, waterside.
How To Grow Soil: Easily grown in organically rich, moist, well-drained soil.
Light: Part-sun to shade. Best silvery frond color occurs in light shade. Too much sun often results in a bleaching of the attractive frond colors.
Water: Tolerates more soil dryness than some other ferns, but soil must not be allowed to dry out.
Spacing: 1.5 - 2 ft apart
Fertilizing: Annual application of compost. Inorganic fertilizers may burn roots.
Winterizing: Leaves should be trimmed to the ground in late fall or early spring.
Maintenance & pruning: Very low maintenance. Trim leaves in the late fall or early spring. Plants can be propagated by division as desired.
 

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Customer Reviews

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S.M. (New York)
Japanese Painted Fern

They came in excellent condition and well packaged. I planted them among large boulders and perennials in my new garden. Since the cold weather has set in, I will have to wait until next year to see the full effect.

P
P.R. (Virginia)
Lovely plant for a shady spot!

I have eight Japanese Painted Ferns planted in a large mass and they are doing great. The last one I received to fill in a spot was not well packed because the little square pieces that hold the plants in place were not pushed out and the top plant fell down on top of the fern and probably traveled like that. Both plant tops were damaged but the roots seemed fine. I planted them both and so far so good! Thanks

We apologize the plants you received did not meet our standards. As we try our best to provide exceptional service, some factors like shipping and handling are outside of our control and issues like this can sometimes happen. Please give them a drink of water and put them in a shady area, go ahead and plant them. They should bounce back within a few weeks.

IF they do not, please send pictures to claims@greatgardenplants.com and we will gladly process your warranty.

Rest assured your plants are covered under our warranty for 60 days.

J
J.R. (Maryland)
Japanese Ferns

I planted the ferns in the bog at the top of my pond. They have the gracefulness that I have been looking for and are doing very well. I used a special mesh bag and planting media for each one.

M
M.S. (Tennessee)
Survived Winter & Resprouted This Year

I bought 2 of the Japanese Painted Ferns about 1 year ago. I planted them in a garden where I was trying to grow Ferns. These were a success (after several previous failures with other Ferns)! The Ferns arrived in reasonable condition. I had amended the soil in a shady area facing west, so the soil was slightly acid but well draining. Native soil here was red clay. The Ferns grew well last summer, then died to the ground over winter. This spring they sprouted again, and they look healthy now. These Ferns are smaller than some of the others that I planted nearby. I am very happy that they are growing again this year!

J
J.G. (Oregon)
Japanese painted fern

All of my plants arrived wilted and brown. Tried to revive, but all died. I can send pictures if you would like to see

Hello! We apologize you received your plants not up to our standards. As we try our best to provide exceptional service, some factors like shipping and handling are outside of our control, and issues like this can sometimes happen. Please email pictures of the plant to claims@greatgardenplants.com, making sure to put your order number and name in the subject line so that we may provide the best assistance possible. Rest assured, we do have a 60-day guarantee on all of our plants. If you received your plants within that timeframe, we will be happy to apply your warranty once we receive the pictures. Happy Gardening!

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