{"title":"Athyrium","description":"\u003cp\u003eAthyrium (Lady fern) has long been prized (especially during the Victorian fern craze) for being an easy-to-grow and spectacular group of deer-resistant, hardy, deciduous, garden fern. Although Athyrium niponicum (Japanese painted fern) came into the picture much later, it's popularity has now surpassed that of the lady fern.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe sheer number of named selections of the \u003ca title=\"Athyrium filix-femina 'Lady in Red'\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/products\/athyrium-filix-femina-lady-in-red\"\u003eAthyrium filix-femina\u003c\/a\u003e lady ferns, boggles the mind. The two most popular of the Victorian lady fern selections that have stood the test of time include Athyrium 'Frizelliae' (Tatting fern), and Athyrium 'Victoriae' (cross fern). The most popular of the new lady fern plants is the wonderful Athyrium 'Lady in Red'. Despite the popularity of the genus Athyrium, most gardeners have never grown more than a fraction of the 80-plus species and many do not realize that some species are \u003ca title=\"North Carolina native plants\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/north-carolina-native-plants-wildflowers\"\u003eNorth Carolina native plants\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe Asian species Athyrium niponicum (Japanese Painted Fern) is also extremely popular and was selected as the 2004 Perennial Plant of the Year. The diversity of Japanese painted fern foliage color has led to wonderful cultivars such as 'Burgundy Lace'. In recent years, several fern hybrids have entered the market, most between the Lady fern and the Japanese Painted fern. The most popular continues to be Athyrium 'Ghost', with its lovely silver upright foliage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs you can imagine by their popularity, most members of the genus Athyrium are quite easy to grow in a wide variety of garden conditions. As a rule, moist, well-drained soils produce the best results.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003ePlant Delights Nursery has a huge collection of over 1,000 hardy ferns in our garden. If you are looking to buy a fern plant, especially a hard-to-find, cold hardy, garden fern, check out our list of ferns for sale.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eCheck out our \u003ca title=\"blog posts about Japanese Painted Ferns\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.jlbg.org\/tag\/japanese-painted-fern\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eblog posts about Japanese Painted Ferns\u003c\/a\u003e and about \u003ca title=\"Athyrium blog posts on JLBG.org\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.jlbg.org\/tag\/athyrium\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eother Athyrium\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"athyrium-filix-femina","title":"Athyrium filix femina","description":"\u003cp\u003eAthyrium filix-femina is an easy-to-grow, deer-resistant native fern that is adaptable to moist sunny gardens as well as dry shade. The 8\" wide upright light green fronds can reach 3' tall when happy. This clump forming fern is great when planted in mass as a backdrop for hostas in the woodland garden.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21024579397,"sku":"2260","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Athyrium-filix-femina.i-2260.s-67144.r-1_aa5a720a-e1ef-48a4-9f9c-9a4bb419dacb.jpg?v=1791470635"},{"product_id":"athyrium-filix-femina-victoriae-lady-fern","title":"Athyrium filix femina Victoriae","description":"\u003cp\u003eConsidered the \"Queen of Ferns,\" this exquisite selection of the deciduous, deer-resistant lady fern was the pride and joy of the Victorian fern craze. The narrow pinnae of Athyrium 'Victoriae' are like little green boomerangs. As they are attached to each side of the stem, the effect is a three-dimensional stunner in the woodland garden. At the end of each pinna, the fronds are crested, adding to the exquisite beauty. For us, Athyrium 'Victoriae' forms an 18\" tall x 18\" wide clump.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21024638789,"sku":"2361","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Athyrium-filix-femina-Victoriae.i-2361.s-63812.r-1.jpg?v=1791903639"},{"product_id":"athyrium-branford-beauty","title":"Athyrium Branford Beauty","description":"\u003cp\u003eAthyrium 'Branford Beauty' comes to us from the garden of late, legendary Connecticut gardener, Nick Nickou. Athyrium 'Branford Beauty' is a dramatic hybrid between the Japanese painted fern (Athyrium niponicum 'Pictum') and our native lady fern (Athyrium filix-femina). The result is a splendid, upright arching, clump-forming, deer-resistant fern that reaches 3' tall x 4' wide at maturity, which for us took about 5 years. The muted colors of purple, silver, grey, and green are suffused through the foliage, which is taller and more delicate than Athyrium niponicum. Athyrium 'Branford Beauty' makes a great fern for massing in the woodland garden, as well as a striking specimen plant.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21025518149,"sku":"3662","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Athyrium-Branford-Beauty.i-3662.s-62927.r-1.jpg?v=1790018432"},{"product_id":"athyrium-ghost-japanese-painted-fern","title":"Athyrium Ghost","description":"\u003cp\u003eAthyrium 'Ghost' is a tremendous hardy fern introduction from the Virginia garden of our friend, the late Nancy Swell. This vigorous and easy-to-grow, deer-resistant hybrid between Japanese painted fern (Athyrium niponicum 'Pictum') and Southern lady fern (\u003ca title=\"Athyrium filix-femina\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/products\/athyrium-filix-femina-lady-in-red\"\u003eAthyrium filix-femina\u003c\/a\u003e) combines the best features of both parents. The result is a rigidly upright fern to 2-3' tall with the silvery grey foliage of Athyrium niponicum. The formal effect of this fern offers an array of design possibilities in the woodland garden...superb as a hosta backdrop or the perfect addition to the haunted garden!\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21025675333,"sku":"3881","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Athyrium-Ghost.i-3881.s-64358.r-1.jpg?v=1785514308"},{"product_id":"athyrium-niponicum-silver-falls","title":"Athyrium niponicum Silver Falls","description":"\u003cp\u003e(US PP 12,803 expired) (aka: Anisocampium niponicum) Oregon's Diana Ballantyne introduced this stunning, clonal selection of the wonderful deer-resistant Japanese painted fern. Athyrium 'Silver Falls' matures to a 20\" tall x 3' wide clump with long, arching fronds that display an extraordinary amount of silver patterning, highlighted by the dramatic red-purple veining in the leaves. This hardy garden fern has more abundant and brighter-colored markings than most ladies of the evening...and is a whole lot cheaper!\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21025683333,"sku":"3889","price":18.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Athyrium-niponicum-Silver-Falls.i-3889.s-20792.r-1.jpg?v=1791398496"},{"product_id":"athyrium-niponicum-wildwood-twist-japanese-painted-fern","title":"Athyrium niponicum Wildwood Twist","description":"\u003cp\u003e(aka: Anisocampium niponicum) Athyrium niponicum 'Wildwood Twist' is a superb selection of the deer-resistant \u003ca title=\"More Japanese painted ferns\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/athyrium-lady-fern-japanese-painted-fern\"\u003eJapanese painted fern\u003c\/a\u003e from NC's own reclusive plant breeder, Thurman Maness (of lobelia fame). Athyrium 'Wildwood Twist' produces fronds which emerge a lovely silver-grey, although we haven't seen any sign of a twist...perhaps that's what Thurman did when he selected it. This 18\" tall x 3' wide clump is one of the most asked about selections of Japanese painted fern in our garden... most unusual and quite special... like Thurman. These plants are propagated by division to ensure uniformity.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21025685381,"sku":"3890","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Athyrium-niponicum-Wildwood-Twist.i-3890.s-67605.r-1_eebcc4b5-e52b-4abf-97cd-7b042171d4e9.jpg?v=1790251240"},{"product_id":"athyrium-filix-femina-lady-in-red","title":"Athyrium filix femina Lady in Red","description":"\u003cp\u003eAthyrium filix-femina 'Lady in Red' is a hot selection of our North American native, deer-resistant lady fern (Athyrium filix-femina var. angustum forma rubellum) from a volunteer at The New England Wildflower Society. The lacy, light green foliage is held upright on dark, brilliant red-violet stipes (fern stems). Each plant of Athyrium 'Lady in Red' makes a slowly spreading patch to 3' in 5 years. This deciduous, easy-to-grow fern makes a great blending plant for hosta and other bold-leaf plants in the woodland garden.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eMaintenance:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eAthyrium 'Lady in Red' requires virtually no maintenance. As a deciduous fern, it dies back to the ground at first frost, so you can remove the old fronds when you rake leaves in fall. Since Lady in Red fern is a tight clumper, your plant will never need to be divided...unless you just want more to spread around.A clump should be able to be divided in 3-5 years of good garden conditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eGrowing Conditions:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eAthyrium 'Lady in Red' prefers moist organic soils, although it's certainly tolerant of short term drought. If droughts last longer, the clump may go prematurely dormant, although it would take a very severe drought to cause lasting damage. Lady in Red fern thrives in both clay and sandy soil, although a humus-rich soil is preferred.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eNomenclature:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eSome taxonomist have now elevated Athyrium angustum to species status, compared to its previous status as a subspecies of Athyrium filix-femina.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eNatural Impact:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eBecause ferns don't flower, they aren't a draw for pollinators. Their lack of palatability to deer, however, is highly prized by shade gardeners in areas with high deer pressure.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21026295237,"sku":"4968","price":17.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Athyrium-filix-femina-Lady-in-Red.i-4968.s-67072.r-1.jpg?v=1790000010"},{"product_id":"athyrium-niponicum-burgundy-lace-japanese-painted-fern","title":"Athyrium niponicum Burgundy Lace","description":"\u003cp\u003e(aka: Anisocampium niponicum) PP 15,072 expired. Athyrium 'Burgundy Lace' is a superb, Terra Nova introduction that forms an 18\" tall x 3' wide, deciduous clump of stunning purple foliage with silver stripes along the vein lines and tips. As the older leaves mature, they transform into a contrasting silvery green with purple midribs. Athyrium 'Burgundy Lace' forms a truly dazzling clump in the woodland garden.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21026460293,"sku":"5105","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Athyrium-niponicum-Burgundy-Lace.i-5105.s-64286.r-1_43be673c-c07d-409b-9cc1-5a01b826346a.jpg?v=1791902181"},{"product_id":"athyrium-niponicum-pewter-lace-japanese-painted-fern","title":"Athyrium niponicum Pewter Lace","description":"\u003cp\u003e(aka: Anisocampium niponicum)(PP 15,721 expired) This 2004 Terra Nova introduction is a selection of \u003ca title=\"Japanese painted fern\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/athyrium-lady-fern-japanese-painted-fern\"\u003eJapanese painted fern\u003c\/a\u003e that makes a 2' wide deer-resistant clump composed of fronds of a nice pewtery-silver color, highlighted by a dark central zone. This is a clonally-propagated selection to ensure that all plants are identical.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21026941189,"sku":"5796","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Athyrium-niponicum-Pewter-Lace.i-5796.s-67367.r-1_c1b07f1f-cb96-4109-94b5-b7d0b083eb09.jpg?v=1791558156"},{"product_id":"athyrium-niponicum-lemon-cream-japanese-painted-fern","title":"Athyrium niponicum Lemon Cream","description":"\u003cp\u003e(aka: Anisocampium niponicum) We probably should call Athyrium 'Lemon Cream' Japanese splattered fern instead of Japanese painted fern. This Japanese oddity is exactly what people who like this kind of thing will like. The typical lacy green leaves are speckled with lemon cream blotches, barely evident in spring but becoming quite prominent by late summer and early fall. Our clumps of the deciduous Athyrium niponicum 'Lemon Cream' have reached 18\" tall x 30\" wide and truly make a \"gotcha\" moment in the woodland garden. The best coloration is achieved with very open shade or a couple of hours of morning sun. This was named and originally introduced to the US by plantsman Barry Yinger.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21027617349,"sku":"6799","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Athyrium-niponicum-Lemon-Cream.i-6799.s-63307.r-1.jpg?v=1790699517"},{"product_id":"athyrium-oceans-fury-pp-20126","title":"Athyrium Oceans Fury PP 20126","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom North Carolina's own Thurman Maness comes Athyrium 'Ocean's Fury', a 2007 introduction and one of our favorite hardy garden ferns. This Japanese painted fern hybrid is sterile and one of the most unique and stunning ferns we've ever grown. When mature, Athyrium 'Ocean's Fury' forms a 3' tall x 3' wide deer-resistant clump with lacy-textured, silver-green fronds, each ending with an attractive petticoat...a unique breakthrough...both the fern and Thurman!\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21028227013,"sku":"7817","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Athyrium-Oceans-Fury-PP-20126.i-7817.s-66589.r-1.jpg?v=1788199757"},{"product_id":"athyrium-godzilla","title":"Athyrium Godzilla","description":"\u003cp\u003eAthyrium 'Godzilla', a 2009 Plant Delights\/JLBG introduction, showed up in our garden in the mid-1990s and it wasn't long before we realized we had something special. There was something about its 3' tall x 6.5' wide proportions that were a bit out of the ordinary for a typical Japanese painted fern, despite its typical painted fern leaf appearance. Although the leaf backs of Athyrium 'Godzilla' were covered in patches of felty brown spores, there was no viability, indicating some horticultural hanky panky with a nearby lady fern (Athyrium asplenioides) had conceived this \"mule.\" The name, of course, is a salute to one of the great Japanese b-movie giant monster icons. As with all athyriums, deer-resistance is excellent.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21028368645,"sku":"8169","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Athyrium-Godzilla.i-8169.s-63607.r-1_4fe2f81d-aa53-4324-bd7a-7ca4ceb326bc.jpg?v=1792180883"},{"product_id":"athyrium-sheareri","title":"Athyrium sheareri","description":"\u003cp\u003e(aka: Anisocampium sheareri) Athyrium sheareri is a dynamite, but little-known groundcover fern, originally shared with us by fern guru and author, the late John Mickel, from his spore collection in Japan. This very slow spreader with scrumptious black green foliage, hails from valley and streamsides to 6,000' elevation in China, Japan, and Korea. 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