Athyrium niponicum var. pictumJapanese painted fern
科:鳞毛蕨科
Family:Dryopteridaceae
属:蹄盖蕨属
common name:Japanese painted fern
introduce:Plant Type: Fern
Family: Dryopteridaceae
Missouri Native: No
Native Range: None
Height: 1 to 1.5 feet
Spread: 1.5 to 2 feet
Bloom Time: Non-flowering
Bloom Color: Non-flowering
Sun: Part shade to full shade
Water: Medium moisture
Maintenance: Low
General Culture:
Easily grown in humusy, organically rich, medium wet to wet, well-drained soil in part shade to full shade. Best sited in sheltered locations. Best frond color in light shade. Soil must not be allowed to dry out. Divide clumps in early spring. Naturalizes well by short, branching rhizomes and can form dense colonies in optimum growing conditions.
Noteworthy Characteristics:
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). Fronds are a soft grayish-green with an overlay of silvery hues accented by contrasting dark maroon midribs. The spore-producing structure called sori are located in a herringbone pattern along the veins of the pinnules. Synonymous with and sometime sold as Athyrium goeringianum Pictum.
No serious insect or disease problems.
Uses:
Woodland gardens, shade gardens or shaded border fronts. Also effective in shaded areas along streams or ponds.
