Botanical Name: Common Names:
Athyrium niponicum pictum Pewter Lace Japanese Painted Fern,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Deciduous
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Indoor Plants, Palms, Ferns & Tropical Clumping, Spreading
Description:
An exceptional Japanese Painted Fern with pewter metallic foliage. The deeply contrasting mid-rib within the burgundy-purple foliage is a stand out element that is sure to turn heads. It has great vigour in containers, is wonderful in the shade garden, and looks great when used as an understudy plant.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
30-60cm 60cm-1m
Position: Soil Type:
Semi Shade, Shade Clay, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Borders / Shrubbery, Courtyard, Cut Flower, Foliage Feature / Colour, Groundcover, Indoor Plant, Mass Planting, Rockery, Shady Garden, Tropical Garden, Container / Pot, Under Trees
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Keep moist during dry periods, Liquid feed, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Dryopteridaceae Asia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Silver
Flower Colour: Insignificant
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: N/A
Fruit: No
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Medium / Moderate
Drought: Low
Frost: Moderate
Wind: Low
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