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Athyrium niponicum Metallicum

Common name: Painted Lady Fern

Experience the beauty of Metallicum - a stunning Japanese painted fern with shimmering silver-green fronds.

-10 to -15°C

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Ethereal and elegantOriginating from Japan, Athyrium niponicum 'Metallicum' is a deciduous fern with an unusual, almost frosted appearance - its fronds a silvery, grey green, with purple red midribs and stems. This delicate, feathery, slowly spreading perennial looks magnificent in a shady border, where it provides a soft, cool contrast to the richer greens of neighbouring plants. Alternatively, use as ground cover on a woodland floor, spilling over a shady path edge, as a striking foliage foil in a mixed container display, or as a cool greenhouse or conservatory plant. Prefers moist (though not waterlogged), fertile, neutral to acid, humus-rich soil in full or partial shade, in a sheltered site. H&S: 45cm x 60cm. Hardy, deciduous perennial. Cut back tatty or dead fronds in either autumn or spring.
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Key Information
Latin Name Athyrium niponicum Metallicum 9cm pot
Common Name Painted Lady Fern
Hardiness H5 (-10 to -15°C)
Format 9cm Pots
Position Full-Sun, Part-Shade, Part-Sun
Height in Maturity (m) 0.45
Spread in Maturity (m) 0.60
Soil Conditions Chalk Loam Sand
Aspect East-facing, North-facing, South-facing, West-facing
Good for pots Yes
Good for Rockeries Yes
Good for Ponds Yes
Good for groundcover Yes

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