Exposure • Part sun • Shade

Soil Moisture Needs • Wet

Growth Rate in the Garden • Medium

Critter Resistance • Deer Resistant

Season of Interest (Foliage) • Summer • Fall • Spring

Season of Interest (Flowering) • Foliage

Foliage Attribute • Silver or Blue Foliage

Bloom Color • Foliage Plant

Attributes • Tolerates wet sites • Ground Cover • Rock Garden

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. Deciduous with a weeping habit. One of many ferns suitable for a rock garden. Prefers consistently even moisture, but can tolerate long periods of drought once established.Can tolerate full sun with ample moisture. The color is more intense with partial sun, preferably morning sun or late evening sun, and performs best in part sun-shade.

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.