Common
name: "Japanese Painted Fern"
Latin name: Athyrium niponicum 'Pictum'
Zone: 5
- 8
Elevation to: 7500'
Growth habit: Upright fern
Max height: 18" - 24"
Spread: 12" Flowers: No
Flower type: None Native to area: No
Sunshine:
Water:
Pictured
Fern:
Japanese Painted Fern
Cultivation:
Plant Japanese Painted Fern in a shady location in moist rich soil.
It prefers a
neutral to acidic soil types.
For optimum growth work new compost to into the soil around the
plant yearly.
Propagation: "Japanese Painted Ferns" are
propagated by spores and division. Purchase pre-started plants at
your local Garden Center for the initial planting. Once well established plants can be
dug and divided.
