Athyrium niponicum 'Regal Red' - JAPANESE PAINTED FERN 'REGAL RED'

Garden fern with violet-red veining and silver edges.

Blooming Time: not blooming

Size: usually 12-18" tall and 18-24" wide, but in ideal conditions can spread wide to little colonies
USDA Zones: 4 to 9
Culture: half shade, dappled shade, full shade = half shade, dappled shade to shade, average garden soil to moist. Adaptable to many other soils, including clay. Preferably slightly acidic to neutral soils.
Moisture Needs: Likes moisture, the best is evenly moist soil. Medium, medium-moist, moist, fairly drought tolerant once established. Tolerates wet soil.
Origin: China, japan, Korea
Deer/Rabbit Resistant: yes / yes
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: no
Attracts Hummingbirds: no

Plant combinations: Best in half shade to shade beds, as groundcover in small groups, in shaded parts of rain gardens, woodland edges, close to water features in the shade, shaded parts of rock gardens. Good companions can be spring ephmerals like Claytonia, Delphinium tricorne, Jeffersonia, Mertensia, Trillium. Or plants like Actaea (Cumicifuga), Aruncus, Asarum, Bergenia, Brunnera, Dicentra, Epimedium, Geranium maculatum (other common hardy Geraniums,) Helleborus, Heuchera and Heucherella, Hosta, Meehania cordata, Penstemon calycosus, Persicaria amplexicaulis, Podophylum, Polygonatum, Phlox divaricata, Phlox stolonifera, Primula, Scutellaria, Tiarella, Tradescantia, Uvularia, Viola, Waldsteinia and grasses like Carex (sedges) or Hakonechloa macra.

Pot Size: square 3.5" x 4" deep perennial pot

Picture copyright: K M, Flickr