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Plant Habit: Fern
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4b -31.7 °C (-25 °F) to -28.9 °C (-20 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Other methods: Division

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Common names
  • Japanese Painted Fern
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Anisocampium niponicum
  • Synonym: Athyrium niponicum var. pictum

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Location: My garden in N E Pa. 
Date: 2015-10-05
Location: North Central Indiana
Date: 2019-09-19
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Location: Northwest N.J.
Date: 2012-09-07

Image Courtesy of Bloomin Designs Nursery Used with Permission
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Date: 2018-05-04

Photo Courtesy of Secret Garden Growers.
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Courtesy Crownsville Nursery
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Courtesy Crownsville Nursery
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Courtesy Crownsville Nursery
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