Athyrium niponicum (Athyriaceae)
A large genus of ferns known as lady ferns. One of the most common ornamental in the genus is the painted fern, a colorful species native to Eastern Asia. Comes in unique shades of silver and purple with contrasting dark veins and stems. The colors can take time to fully develop and can be variable plant to plant and even year to year. Particularly as it starts to “spore” around. Our stock comes from divisions dug from Cady’s Falls Gardens here in Vermont with good color.
A large genus of ferns known as lady ferns. One of the most common ornamental in the genus is the painted fern, a colorful species native to Eastern Asia. Comes in unique shades of silver and purple with contrasting dark veins and stems. The colors can take time to fully develop and can be variable plant to plant and even year to year. Particularly as it starts to “spore” around. Our stock comes from divisions dug from Cady’s Falls Gardens here in Vermont with good color.
A large genus of ferns known as lady ferns. One of the most common ornamental in the genus is the painted fern, a colorful species native to Eastern Asia. Comes in unique shades of silver and purple with contrasting dark veins and stems. The colors can take time to fully develop and can be variable plant to plant and even year to year. Particularly as it starts to “spore” around. Our stock comes from divisions dug from Cady’s Falls Gardens here in Vermont with good color.
These plants are incredibly variable. Most plants available are from proven stock with good color and propagated vegetatively. There are always new varieties coming out. There is a native species, A, felix-femina, commonly known as ladys fern. It can found growing in our woodlands and the temperate regions around the globe.