| Description | An unusual fern with "ghostly" silvery white fronds. |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | (a-THI-ree-um)(nip-pon-IK-cum) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Ferns - Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 5 |
| Sunlight | part sun to shade |
| Moisture | moist |
| Soil & Site | prefers humus-rich woodlands and moist woods, acidic to neutral, moist, well-drained |
| Flowers | non-flowering, reproduce by spores through alternation of generaton |
| Leaves | silvery white fronds |
| Dimensions | 2-3 feet tall, space 12-18 inches on center, upright, clump formong |
| Propagation | division |
| Cultivar Origin | Plant originated in the Virginia garden of Nancy Swell. A hybrid between Japanese painted fern (Athyrium niponicum 'Pictum') x Southern lady fern (Athyrium filix-femina). |
| Author's Notes | I have some nine year old plants in a garden I maintain and the ghostly silver gray foliage is a stand out. Seems to be very hardy. |
| Notes & Reference | Plants Delight Nursery web site |
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