Humble Hen Farm & Nursery
Size: 18" H x 24" W
Climate Zones: USDA Zones 3-9
Common Name: Japanese Painted Fern 

Athyrium pictum

The breathtaking Athyrium pictum introduces a sensational, watercolor-like tapestry of intricate texture and metallic color into low-light garden scapes. Celebrated globally as a former Perennial Plant of the Year, this exceptional hardy fern forms a low, gently arching, and weeping mounded rosette of triangular, bipinnate fronds that appear to glitter with hand-painted artistry. The highly architectural foliage displays a striking, luminescent blend of silvery-gray and soft glaucous blue-green pinnae, flawlessly anchored by high-contrast, deep burgundy to wine-red central midribs. Exhibiting superb deer and rabbit resistance, this deciduous choice flourishes beautifully in damp woodland floor pockets, shifting its metallic intensity with the filtered rays of changing shade light.

Incorporate this premium specimen into layered shade gardens, where it pairs flawlessly with delicate, shade-loving ferns, dense architectural sedges, or the colorful plumes of dramatic astilbes to build rich textural layers.

Info: Our plants are grown in 5.25 x 5.25 x 5.25 inch pots and develop large root systems. These are not a small liner but a plant you can put right into your garden. That means you will get a bigger plant right away compared to a starter plant. We guarantee you will get a true to type healthy plant that you will love for years. If you have any problems or questions we are happy to help. During early spring plants may still be breaking dormancy so they may appear smaller than they will be when they fully leaf out. In Fall or Winter the plants may be dormant which means the may be losing or have completely lost their leaves.

Shipping: We do not ship to Hawaii or Alaska due to cost and import restrictions. Plants will be removed from their pots and loose soil removed and the rootball placed in a bag. We are an inspected nursery from the VA Dept of AG