Anisocampium Species, Japanese Painted Fern (Anisocampium niponicum)

These ferns are silver/green with wine colored veining. They combine well with other shade plants like hostas and the red heucheras.



Spring 2002.

Baby - started on it's on from the parent plant...from spores I suppose.

New growth - April 14th, 2003


New frond opening

An exquisitely colored fern for the garden. Mature fronds are a beautiful muted gray-green accented by delicate wine-red stems. perfers well-drained soil.



Just a young start that is already beautiful.





Japanese Painted Fern




Baby fern that I hope will grow up to be beautiful next season.


first foliage in spring looks dry and crispy--I thought the plant had sprouted and died! but it shortly turns silver/burgundy

This fern gets more and more beautiful every year. It spreads modestly, but is definitely staking out more room in my garden. Fine by me.


In full shade, damp clay soil, zone 8. Mid-July after overwintering in ground. This one's about 18" tall.

one of mine makes these fringed ends on its fronds

From a Flower show


four-year old plant

Japanese Painted Fern in a pot on our deck (rabbit foot fern to the right)


With Ligularia Britt-marie Crawford - May 10, 2009

Athyrium niponicum - note how its size and color are improved in the shadier areas.

Barson's Greenhouse, Westland, MI

Barson's Greenhouse, Westland, MI

Barson's Greenhouse, Westland, MI


Park & Tilford Gardens, North Vancouver, BC

Park & Tilford Gardens, North Vancouver, BC


A Japanese Painted Fern in Bill's late September Waihi garden, New Zealand

In Marie's Waihi Beach garden, NZ


Plant in mid July. South Jordan, Utah, United States
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Anisocampium Species, Japanese Painted Fern
Anisocampium niponicum
Type: | Ferns |
Height: | 12-18 in. (30-45 cm) |
Conditions: | Zone 4-9, Partial to Full Shade |