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Japanese Painted Fern 'Applecourt'

Anisocampiumniponicum

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Species

niponicum (nip-ON-ih-kum)

Info

Synonym

Athyrium niponicum var. pictum

Sun Exposure

Partial to Full Shade

Foliage

Grown for foliage

Height

12-18 in. (30-45 cm)

Spacing

15-18 in. (38-45 cm)

Hardiness

USDA Zone 4a: to -34.4 °C (-30 °F)

USDA Zone 4b: to -31.6 °C (-25 °F)

USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F)

USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)

USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)

USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F)

USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F)

USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F)

USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F)

USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)

USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F)

USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)

Danger

N/A

Bloom Color

Inconspicuous/none

Bloom Time

N/A

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Rat_Wrangler

Bay City, MI (Zone 6a) | July 2010 | positive

Very pretty fern. Not only does it have the coloring, but the fronds are all 'crested' making it kind of fluffy looking. Mine is in shad...Read More

gregr18

Bridgewater, MA (Zone 6b) | June 2007 | positive

This is an interesting variant of a regular Japanese Painted Fern. I initially had it growing in quite deep shade, and it performed poor...Read More

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