Name: Athyrium 'Soul Mate'
SKU: ATHSOULMATE

Athyrium ‘Soul Mate’

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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.

An unusual and silvered hybrid fern, painted in smoky gray and green and standing taller than some of the other Japanese ferns.

USDA Hardiness Zone(s): 4-9
Size (HT/W/FL HT): 24″ / 24″ / –“
Exposure: Full Shade
Bloom Time(s): —

Common Name	Wildwood Twist Japanese Painted Fern
Family	Dryopteridaceae
Genus	Athyrium
species	hybrid
Plant Type	Perennial
Persistence	Deciduous
US Patent #	--
EU Grant #	--
Hardiness Zone	4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Growth Habit	Clumping
Size (HT/W/FL HT)	24" / 24" / --"
Finish Time	Fast (4-6 Weeks)
Bloom Time	--
Growth Rate	Moderate
Most Active Growing Season	Spring
Flowering Season	--
Flower Color	--
Leaf Color	Green
Soil	Fertile, rich, moist soil with good porosity.
pH	5.5 - 6.5
Exposure	Full Shade
Special Uses	Award Winners, Deep South, Deer Resistant
Nutritional Needs	50 - 75 ppm
Dormancy	Winter
Water (Greenhouse)	Keep evenly moist.
Water (Garden)	These plants do well in humidity and need to be kept evenly moist. Drought can force plants into dormancy.
How Different?	Clonal, so all the plants are identically silvered and painted. Nice clone. Hybrid of A. niponicum and A. otophorum.
Landscape Value	Shade or woodland garden, under-story, container.
Finish Time to 4"	6 - 8 weeks in spring
Comments	This plant matures slowly and as it does, the foliage color stabilizes. It is not salt tolerant. It is normal for Athyrium roots to be black. Recommend transplanting to a 4" from a 72 cell size. Won the 2009 Classic City Award for Perennial in Athens, Georgia.
Grower Notes	Recommend transplanting to a 4" from a 72 cell size.