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Athyrium (Japanese Painted Fern)
Deciduous fern with creeping red-brown rhizomes and 2 or 3 pinnate to pinnatifid, lance shaped, arching, silvery gray-green or mid green fronds to 14 inches long, with red-purple midribs. Excellent, tough groundcover. Some morning or afternoon sun assures the most vibrant color. Too much sun will bleach them! Spread via a creeping rhizome. Fertilize during the growing season once a month with a high nitrogen fertilizer. It is a good idea to add humus and to mulch generously.
CULTIVATION: Moist, fertile, humus rich, neutral to acidic soil, enriched with leaf mold or compost.
PROPAGATION: Sow spores as soon as ripe. Plants grown from spores show variable coloration. Hybrids freely with other sthyriums. Divide in spring.
PESTS AND DISEASES: Prone to rust.
Athyrium niponicum var. pictum
| Zone: 3 - 8 - Heat: 9 - 1 |
Shade/Part Shade. |
| Height: 8 - 12 inches |
Width: indefinite |
| Bloom Time: Foliage |
Bloom Color: Foliage |
| Location: Rear left river birch |
Planted: 2003, and April 2004 |
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