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Burgundy Lace Painted Fern

Athyrium nipponicum 'Burgundy Lace'

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Burgundy Lace Painted Fern (Athyrium nipponicum 'Burgundy Lace') at Hunniford Gardens

Burgundy Lace Painted Fern

Burgundy Lace Painted Fern

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Burgundy Lace Painted Fern (Athyrium nipponicum 'Burgundy Lace') at Hunniford Gardens

Burgundy Lace Painted Fern foliage

Burgundy Lace Painted Fern foliage

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Height:  16 inches

Spread:  18 inches

Sunlight:  partial shade  full shade 

Hardiness Zone:  4

Other Names:  Crested Japanese Painted Fern

Description:

An excellent choice for adding fine texture and unique coloring to gardens and borders; features a low growing habit with arching burgundy fronds with silver variegation; easy to grow, requiring little to no maintenance; prefers shaded areas

Ornamental Features

Burgundy Lace Painted Fern is primarily valued in the garden for its cascading habit of growth. Its attractive ferny bipinnately compound leaves emerge deep purple in spring, turning burgundy in colour with showy silver variegation throughout the season. The deep purple stems are very colorful and add to the overall interest of the plant.

Landscape Attributes

Burgundy Lace Painted Fern is a dense herbaceous perennial with a shapely form and gracefully arching foliage. It brings an extremely fine and delicate texture to the garden composition and should be used to full effect.

This is a relatively low maintenance plant, and usually looks its best without pruning, although it will tolerate pruning. Deer don't particularly care for this plant and will usually leave it alone in favor of tastier treats. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Burgundy Lace Painted Fern is recommended for the following landscape applications;

  • Mass Planting
  • Border Edging
  • General Garden Use
  • Groundcover
  • Naturalizing And Woodland Gardens

Planting & Growing

Burgundy Lace Painted Fern will grow to be about 16 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 18 inches. Its foliage tends to remain dense right to the ground, not requiring facer plants in front. It grows at a slow rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 15 years. As an herbaceous perennial, this plant will usually die back to the crown each winter, and will regrow from the base each spring. Be careful not to disturb the crown in late winter when it may not be readily seen!

This plant does best in partial shade to shade. It prefers to grow in moist to wet soil, and will even tolerate some standing water. It is particular about its soil conditions, with a strong preference for rich, acidic soils. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution, and will benefit from being planted in a relatively sheltered location. Consider applying a thick mulch around the root zone over the growing season to conserve soil moisture. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America, and parts of it are known to be toxic to humans and animals, so care should be exercised in planting it around children and pets. It can be propagated by division; however, as a cultivated variety, be aware that it may be subject to certain restrictions or prohibitions on propagation.

 
 
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