| Description | A crested form of the Japanese Painted Fern. |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | (a-THI-ree-um)(nip-pon-IK-cum) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Ferns - Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-8 |
| Sunlight | best foliage color with some dappled sun, best grown in partial shade to shade, easily scorches in the hot dry sun |
| Moisture | moist, average, avoid dry sites |
| Soil & Site | average, humusy |
| Flowers | non-flowering, reproduce by spores through alternation of generaton |
| Leaves | metallic silver gray with tones of red and blue, best color in the cooler times of the growing season, has some cresting at the tips of the pinnae, becoming greener throughout the growing season |
| Stems | rhizomes |
| Dimensions | 12-18 by 18-24 inches (HS) |
| Propagation | division, will show a degree of variation in colors when grown from spores |
| Native Site | Native to China, Korea, Taiwan and Japan |
| Cultivar Origin | Discovered in the Applecourt Nursery UK by Rodger Grounds and Diana Grenfell |
| Misc Facts | Was tested in the 2002-2014 Chicago Botanic trials and received a 5 out of 5. Athyrium is for some authorities derived from Greek athuros (spiritless) with reference to botanical characteristics of lady-fern (Athyrium filix-femina), and for others from Greek anthyros (doorless) or anthoros (breeding well), both the latter in relation to the reproductive cycle and spores. (www.plantlives.com) |
| Author's Notes | I have seen many plantings of various cultivars of the Japanese Painted Fern. One thing is evident. They look vary different depending on the growing site, and time of year. Some seem to revert or reseed back to one of their original parents. Secret to growing these: moist, humusy soil, some dappled sun and avoid dry. |
| Notes & Reference | #217-Chicago Botanic Garden (www.chicagobotanic.org), #145-Plant Lives, (Sue Eland) www.plantlives.com, #228-Encyclopedia of Garden Ferns (Sue Olsen) |
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