This perennial low-maintenance fern is one of the showiest ferns for shade gardens.

Category:

Fern, Shade Perennial

Genus:

Athyrium

Species:

nipponicum

Cultivar

'Pictum'

Common Name:

Japanese Painted Fern

Height:

15 to 18 Inches

Spread:

21 to 24 Inches

Habit:

Clumping form, moderate growth rate.

Zone:

3 to 8

Culture:

Partial to full shade.

Foliage:

Fronds are a soft shade of metallic silver-gray with hints of red and blue. Deciduous.