Perennials > Athyrium > Athyrium nipponicum > Athyrium nipponicum var. pictum 'Metallica'
Athyrium nipponicum
var. pictum 'Metallica'
Metallic Japanese Painted Fern
| Family |
| Woodsiaceae (Athyriaceae) |
| Genus |
| Athyrium |
| Species |
| nipponicum |
| Cultivar |
| 'Metallica' |
| Category |
| Perennials |
| Type |
| Ferns |
| Variety |
| pictum |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 3-8 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 4-9 |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H7 |
| Height |
| 45 |
| Spread |
| 60 |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Combine in shade gardens with Astilbe, Brunera, Hosta and Epimedium. Plant along the edges of streams and ponds in protected locations and under forest canopy where there are permanently moist soils. |
| Cultivation |
| Moist, well drained, organic soils in partial to full shade. |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| Propagation |
| Division in spring. |
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