Japanese Painted Fern
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It is an evergreen (semi-evergreen in north zones), perennial herbaceous, see how the Japanese painted fern looks like in the garden and landscape.
Japanese Painted Fern is suitable for growing in USDA hardiness zones: 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b. Other winter zone scales for planting this fern are ANBG: 1, 2, 3; RHS: H7, H6, H5, H4, H3; PHZ: 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a.
Fern details
| Plant type | herbaceous, ornamental, containers | ||||||||
| Life cycle | perennial, evergreen, semi-evergreen | ||||||||
| Sun needs | shade, part shade | ||||||||
| Growth habit | upright | ||||||||
| Height at maturity | 45 sm - 60 sm | ||||||||
| Spread | 45 sm - 60 sm | ||||||||
| Spacing | 45 sm for mass plantings | ||||||||
| Soil type | loamy, sandy, clay, silty | ||||||||
| Soil moist/drainage | well drained moist | ||||||||
| Soil PH | 6.0 - 7.5 (slightly acidic - slightly alkaline) | ||||||||
| Water needs | average | ||||||||
| Maintenance / care | low | ||||||||
| Resistance to | deer, disease, drought, heat, insect, humidity, rabbit | ||||||||
| Gardens types | container, rock | ||||||||
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Japanese Painted Fern @ wikipedia.
Japanese Painted Fern in the landscape and gardening
