Common Name: Japanese Painted Fern
Latin Name: Athyrium nipponicum 'Pictum'
Size: 1 (min) to 2 (max)
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Japanese Painted Fern
Athyrium nipponicum 'Pictum'
Maximum Height: 2 feet
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Japanese Painted FernAthyrium nipponicum 'Pictum'
Maximum Height: 2 feet
Family: Dryopteridaceae
Genus: Athyrium
species: nipponicum
Cultivar: 'Pictum'
Origin:
Size: 1 (min) to 2 (max)
Size Description:
Notes:
Growth habit: Spreading clump
Foliage: Strongly dissected fronds are metallic gray with purple and green markings, usually drooping.
Culture: Morning light for the best color, and rich, moist soil.
Uses: Shade border; brightens dark areas in shady gardens. A Perennial Plant Association award winner (2004)
Propagation: Division
Notes courtesy of Sue Trusty.
Characteristics:
| Availability: | High Availability | ||
| Deer Resistance: | Good Resistance | See plants that are deer resistant. | |
| Full Sun Tolerance: | Good Performance | See other plants that like full sun. | |
| Part Shade Tolerance: | Good Performance | See other plants that like part shade. |
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Plant Images and Specimens
Foliage
Photo Credit: Steve Foltz
Location: Ault Park 5090 Observatory Circle Cincinnati OH
Specimen: 63
Specimen: 63
Athyrium nipponicum
Location: Ault Park Adopt-A-Plot
Age: 2008
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: Late Summer 2008
Athyrium nipponicum
Location: Ault Park Adopt-A-Plot
Age: 2008
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: Late Summer 2008
Athyrium nipponicum
Location: Ault Park Adopt-A-Plot
Age: 2008
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: Late Summer 2008
Location: United States Capitol Complex Capitol Hill Washington DC 20515 [Latitude: 38.888362833333300 Longitude: -77.023641466666700] Specimen: 1797
Location: United States Capitol Complex Capitol Hill Washington DC 20515 [Latitude: 38.887978400000000 Longitude: -77.023780083333300] Specimen: 1801
Athyrium by Smithsonian
Location: National Mall, Washington, DC
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: May 2012
Location: Cleveland Botanical Garden 11030 East Blvd Cleveland OH 44106 [Latitude: 41.511623716666700 Longitude: -81.610295616666700] Specimen: 2876
Location: Cleveland Botanical Garden 11030 East Blvd Cleveland OH 44106 [Latitude: 41.511623716666700 Longitude: -81.610295616666700] Specimen: 2877
Athyrium nipponicum
Location: Cleveland Botanic Garden
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: May 2013
Athyrium nipponicum
Location: Cleveland Botanic Garden
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: May 2013