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Japanese Painted Fern – Award-Winning Shade Beauty

Japanese Painted Fern: Metallic Silver and Blue-Green Fronds

Dramatic foliage with a dark blue-green central rib fading to silver at the edges. This 2004 Perennial Plant of the Year forms a short, spreading habit perfect for foreground plantings, containers, and shade gardens. Herbaceous and deciduous.

Plant Profile

Light: Partial shade to full shade
Moisture: High
Height: 2 feet or less
Spread: 1–2 feet

Photo credit: Doreen Wynja

Ferns: Japanese Holly Fern (Cyrtomium) Care: Tough, Glossy, Non-Shedding; Japanese Painted Fern: 2004 Perennial Plant of the Year; Japanese Painted Fern (Athyrium niponicum var. pictum): Shade Garden Elegance; 'Burgundy Lace' Japanese Painted Fern (Athyrium niponicum var. pictum): Deeply Colored Cultivar; Japanese Painted Fern 'Applecourt' (Athyrium niponicum var. pictum 'Applecourt'); Japanese Painted Fern 'Ursula's Red' (Athyrium niponicum var. pictum 'Ursula's Red'); Japanese Painted Fern 'Silver Falls' (Athyrium niponicum var. pictum 'Silver Falls'); Japanese Painted Fern 'Pewter Lace' (Athyrium niponicum var. pictum 'Pewter Lace'); Alaskan Fern – Hardy Evergreen for Shade Gardens; Ghost Fern – Silvery Foliage for Shade Gardens

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