Exposure • Shade • Part sun

Soil Moisture Needs • Wet

Critter Resistance • Deer Resistant

Season of Interest (Flowering) • Foliage

Bloom Color • Foliage Plant

Attributes • Fragrant • Ground Cover • Tolerates wet sites

Water Requirements • Prefers consistent soil moisture

Athyrium niponicum 'Pictum'

Japanese Painted Fern

An exquisitely colored fern for the garden. Mature fronds are a beautiful gray-green, frosted silver accented by delicate wine-red stems. Young fronds are lighter in color and contrast nicely with older fronds. A wonderful plant as a specimen.

Athyrium (a-thi'-ree-um)

Family: Polypodiaceae · Common Name: Lady Fern

If you are looking for a fern to give your garden a Victorian air, these ferns will certainly do the job. Their lacy, rich green fronds grow in dense clusters, provided they have plenty of shade and ample moisture. Many are quite cold hardy.