Athyrium Niponicum var. Pictum Japanese Painted Fern

Athyrium Niponicum var. Pictum Japanese Painted Fern is noted for its colorful foliage of arching, lance-shaped, bipinnate fronds. They are soft blue-green with a silvery overlay and dark burgundy midribs. Japanese Painted Fern has an arching, clumping habit. The perennial prefers filtered exposure to shade and thrives in fertile, humus-rich, evenly moist, well-drained soils. Japanese Painted Fern is suitable for beds, borders, ponds, and streams.