Athyrium niponicum var.pictum
(Japanese Painted Fern)
Family - Woodsiaceae
Category - Fern
Origin - Northeast Asia
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H5
Height - 30cm
Width - 60cm or more
Location - The Woodland Walk
Description: A Deciduous, clump-forming fern with graceful, arching fronds. The fronds are bipinnate and have lanceolate pinnae (leaflets) with pinnatifid lobing. The leaves are silver-grey with purple midribs and a paler purple band running down the centre of each frond. The sori are produced in a herringbone pattern on the undersides of the fronds. Variable in cultivation.
Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
Synonyms include - Athyrium niponicum 'Pictum', A. goeringianum 'Pictum'
Foliage:
The fronds are bipinnate and have lanceolate pinnae (leaflets) with pinnatifid lobing. The leaves are silver-grey with purple midribs and a paler purple band running down the centre of each frond.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Bipinnate with lanceolate pinnae with pinnatifid lobing
Propagation:
Division, spores.
Cultivation:
Best in partial shade to shade in acidic, moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained.