Athyrium niponicum var. niponicum

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Athyrium niponicum var. niponicum

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Kemper Code: C842

Common Name: painted lady fern
Zone: 5 to 8
Plant Type: Fern
Family: Dryopteridaceae
Missouri Native: No
Native Range: Eastern Asia
Height: 1 to 1.5 feet
Spread: 1 to 1.5 feet
Bloom Time: Non-flowering
Bloom Color: Non-flowering
Sun: Part shade to full shade
Water: Medium
Maintenance: Low

Plant Culture and Characteristics

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Uses:		Wildlife:	Flowers:	Leaves:	Fruit:
Hedge	Suitable as annual	Attracts birds	Has showy flowers	Leaves colorful	Has showy fruit
Shade tree	Culinary herb	Attracts	Has fragrant flowers	Leaves fragrant	Fruit edible
Street tree	Vegetable	hummingbirds	Flowers not showy	Good fall color	Other:
Flowering tree	Water garden plant	Attracts	Good cut flower	Evergreen	Winter interest
Ground cover	Will naturalize	butterflies	Good dried flower		Thorns or spines

General Culture:

Easily grown in humusy, organically rich, moist, well-drained soils in part shade to full shade. Soil must not be allowed to dry out. Best sited in locations sheltered from strong winds. Plants will naturalize by short, branching rhizomes to form colonies in optimum growing conditions.

Noteworthy Characteristics:

Athyrium niponicum is a rhizomatous, deciduous fern with an arching habit that typically grows to 20” tall. It features a slowly spreading clump of bipinnate, medium green fronds with oval to lance-shaped toothed leaflets. Midribs and pinnae bases are tinged with red.

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No serious insect or disease problems.

Uses:

Woodland gardens, shade gardens or shaded border fronts. Also effective in shaded areas along streams or ponds.