All painted fern varieties have broad silvery leaves, but 'Ursula's Red' differs in that the centers of its leaves have a wide, showy burgundy band in spring. Spreading from rhizomes, it quickly doubles its size in one growing season.
But the painted ferns that have done the best are some planted in a bed filled with old potting soil. This bed receives sun from noon to 4 p.m. but is far enough from the trees that there is no root competition.
Japanese painted ferns light up the shade with colorful foliage that combines well with other shade tolerant plants such as hostas, dicentras and epimediums.
Japanese painted fern is one of the most popular cultivated ferns. It is a deciduous fern with a weeping habit which typically grows to 18" tall and features a slowly spreading clump of triangular, variegated fronds (to 20" long).
Japanese painted fern
Athyrium niponicum var. pictum
Japanese painted fern
Athyrium nipponicum var. pictum 'Silver Falls' ...
Athyrium niponicum var. pictum
( Japanese Painted Fern )
Colorful, hardy fern with burgundy, silver, and green-marked fronds. Colorful accent for shade or filtered sun gardens. Contrasts well with hostas and other bold-leaved perennials.
Japanese
Painted Fern
Athyrium niponicum var pictum is a fern that vanishes utterly in winter & just barely shows its first nubby little fiddleheads again late in February, returning in ernest toward the middle or end of March or early April.
Japanese Painted Fern (Athyrium niponicum ‘Pictum'): The deciduous fronds of this fern are a mix of silvery-gray, green and burgundy on dark purple stems. It grows 10 to 15 inches tall.
Apple Court Painted Fern [English]: Athyrium niponicum 'Apple Court'
Apple Crisp Daylily [English]: Hemerocallis 'Apple Crisp'
Apple Daylily [English]: Hemerocallis 'Apple'
Apple Dumpling Daylily [English]: Hemerocallis 'Apple Dumpling' ...
Japanese painted fern (Athyrium niponicum var. pictum), H W 45 cm, full shade to part sun, Zone 5
Siberian bugloss (Brunnera macrophylla syn. Anchusa myosotidiflora), H W 45 cm, part shade to full sun, Zone 4
'Jack Frost' Siberian bugloss (B. m.
We first saw this amazing selection of the deer-resistant Japanese painted fern on a West Coast trip in 1999 and have been patiently waiting for adequate stock to offer. Actually, "patiently" might not be a good choice of words.
The Lady Fern and Japanese Painted Fern are commonly found in nurseries, though fern specialists sell other varieties. Evergreen in mild climates, fronds turn brown after a few winters. These dead leaves shelter new growth in spring and act as mulch.
The gray, burgandy, green, and silver colors that contribute to the unique frond colors of Japanese Painted Fern provide a "variegated effect" in shady spots of the garden, ...
Light colors -- white, cream or pink -- stand out in the shade like the silver and pink tones of Japanese painted fern and the creamy yellow shades of some hosta varieties.
Deciduous ferns can also help to set the stage especially the silver-grey Japanese painted fern Athyrium niponicum var. pictum and the claret-mid-ribbed Athyrium otophorum var.
cordifolia Nephrolepis exaltata Platycerium bifurcatum Polypodium aureum Polypodium musifolium = Select by Common Name = Basket Fern Bird's-Nest Fern Common Staghorn Fern Fishbone Fern 'Fluffy Ruffles' Nephrolepis Holly Fern Japanese Painted Fern ...
 See also: Japanese Painted Fern, Lady, Lady Fern, Orchid, Primrose
  
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