Pearly White Painted Fern

Excellent for mass plantings rock gardens containers in woodlands and naturalized landscapes.

Pearly white painted fern.

The japanese painted fern is known for its great attributes. Pearly white japanese painted fern sold out a creamy white form of japanese painted fern that glows in the shade each frond is highlighted with white centers and light green edges compact and clumping in form can be used as a smaller fern in shady borders. Plant to depth of original container. Athyrium niponicum pictum pearly white japanese painted fern pearly white position.

Water thoroughly as needed to prevent the soil from drying. Athyrium pearly white is a japanese painted fern without the usual purple overlay giving it a creamy white glow in the shade garden. This selected form has fronds with light green edges and a white centre giving it an ivory green appearance. Pearly white japanese painted fern grows 15 to 18 tall and wide and is hardy in zones 4 to 9.

Ideal for front of borders and pond margins. 50 x 50cm approx. It combines nicely with hostas coral bells solomon s seal groundcovers and other shade lovers. Japanese painted fern is a lot different from the plain green ferns that many gardeners are most familiar with such as the interrupted fern osmunda claytoniana true to its name japanese painted fern is more colorful offering triangular silvery leaves called fronds technically that sport an arching habit.

8 12 t x 20 24 w athyrium niponicum pictum the pearly white painted fern is just about as creamy as japanese painted fern can get. Plant it in organically rich well drained soil. Ferns thrive in neutral to acidic loose richly organic soil. Plant it in the shade as direct sunlight can burn the foliage however it will make a beautiful focal point with dark hostas or other dark leaf plants.

Japanese painted fern pearly white. Pictum pearly white displays long pointed ivory green triangular fronds that arch down in a pleasing cascade. As if that were not exciting enough they also have grayish green in them as. Gradually spreads to form an elegant ground cover.

Japanese painted fern is an elegant groundcover that spreads by rhizomes rather than forming a crown. Athyrium niponicum pictum pearly white. Forms a small mound that looks particularly good edging a woodland walkway in shady borders or even in containers. It grows 15 high and wide.

Water thoroughly before planting.