Common Name | Wildwood Twist Japanese Painted Fern |
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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. |
Athyrium ‘Soul Mate’
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USDA Hardiness Zone(s): 4-9
Size (HT/W/FL HT): 24″ / 24″ / –“
Exposure: Full Shade
Bloom Time(s): —
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