Japanese Painted Fern
This elegant, deciduous fern has deeply cut, gre
| This elegant, deciduous fern has deeply cut, greyish-green fronds effused with silver and purple. An excellent companion for shade-loving woodland plants it provides long-lasting foliage interest for a shady, sheltered patio or courtyard garden with moist, fertile, neutral to acid soil.Position: full or partial shadeSoil: moist, fertile, neutral to acid soilRate of growth: averageHardiness: fully hardyGarden care: Incorporate lots of well-rotted leaf mould, composted pine needles or garden compost into the planting hole. In cold areas in late autumn protect the crown of the plant with a dry mulch of straw or brackenGoes well with:Asplenium scolopendrium, Dicentra formosa `Luxuriant`, Polygonatum odoratum, Epimedium grandiflorum `Lilafee`, Dryopteris filix-mas, Hosta `Big Daddy` |
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