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Athyrium niponicum f. metallicum
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(Painted Lady Fern) An eye-catching deciduous fern native to Eastern Asia, Athyrium niponicum f. metallicum has deeply cut mid green fronds with silver and purple tints, giving the leaves a slightly metallic appearance.
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An eye-catching deciduous fern native to Eastern Asia, Athyrium niponicum f. metallicum has deeply cut mid green fronds with silver and purple tints, giving the leaves a slightly metallic appearance.
Most suited to a position in light dappled or heavy shade. It can also be grown very successfully in a container, provided it is in a shady position.
- Position: Light, dappled or heavy shade.
- Soil: Moist, fertile soil.
- Hardiness: Hardy.
- Rate of Growth: Slow.
- Habit: Athyrium niponicum f. metallicum grows to be a small, clump forming fern gradually spreading once established.
- Height: up to 30 - 40 cm (1 - 1½ ft)
- Spread: 60 - 80 cm (2 - 2½ ft)
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Data sheet
- How Much Sun
- Light Shade, Shade
- Eventual Size
- Fern - Small
- Growing Conditions
- Soil: Damp/Wet, Soil: Acid, Soil: Not Fussy
- Special Features
- Suitable for Containers, Foliage - Variegated, Foliage - Purple/Red, Foliage - Unusual Shape, Foliage - Blue/Silver
(Painted Lady Fern) An eye-catching deciduous fern native to Eastern Asia, Athyrium niponicum f. metallicum has deeply cut mid green fronds with silver and purple tints, giving the leaves a slightly metallic appearance.