| Common Name | Japanese painted fern |
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| Family | Dryopteridaceae |
| Genus | Athyrium |
| species | niponicum var. pictum |
| Plant Type | Perennial |
| Persistence | Deciduous |
| US Patent # | PP12803 |
| EU Grant # | -- |
| Hardiness Zone | 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 |
| Growth Habit | Clumping |
| Size (HT/W/FL HT) | 24" / 24" / --" |
| Finish Time | Slow (8-10 Weeks) |
| Bloom Time | -- |
| Growth Rate | Slow |
| Most Active Growing Season | Spring |
| Flowering Season | -- |
| Flower Color | -- |
| Leaf Color | Green, Red, Silver |
| Soil | Fertile, rich, moist soil with good porosity. |
| pH | 5.5 - 6.5 |
| Exposure | Part Shade, Full Shade |
| Special Uses | Award Winners, Deep South, Deer Resistant |
| Nutritional Needs | 50 - 75 ppm |
| Dormancy | Winter |
| Water (Greenhouse) | Keep evenly moist. |
| Water (Garden) | Keep evenly moist. |
| How Different? | Clonal, so each plant has identical silver colored foliage. (Most ferns on the market come from spores and are very variable.) |
| Landscape Value | It is wonderful in the shade garden, in a container, as an understory plant, or in the woodland garden. |
| Finish Time to 4" | 6 - 8 weeks in spring |
| Comments | This Athyrium is later to appear in the spring then other Japanese ferns. The foliage color stabilizes, once plant is mature. This fern is not salt tolerant. It is normal for Athyrium roots to be black. Winner of the 2002 "Stars of Spring"award in New Zealand. |
| Grower Notes | Recommend transplanting to a 4" from a 72 cell size. |
Athyrium ‘Silver Falls’
*** PLEASE NOTE ***
This plant is no longer for sale directly from TERRA NOVA® Nurseries. However, it may still be available through one of our licensees. Please contact our sales department for more information at 800-215-9450.
USDA Hardiness Zone(s): 4-9
Size (HT/W/FL HT): 24″ / 24″ / –“
Exposure: Part Shade, Full Shade
Bloom Time(s): —
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