PlantsShade & Groundcovers
Japanese Painted Fern
Athyrium niponicum
Zone 6a garden plant. Hardy through a Chicago winter unless the note says to pot it.
Silver and burgundy fronds for the north side
EasyShade & Groundcovers
- Light
- Part shade–shade
- Moisture
- Medium
- Mature size
- 1–2 ft
- Spacing
- 18 in
- Bloom or harvest
- Fronds May–Oct
- How it spreads
- Clump
- What to buy
- Plants.
- When to plant
- Plant April or September.
In the design
Dies back in winter and returns. A west wall cooks the color out of it. Fully hardy in 6a.
