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Proven Winners® 'Crested Surf' Crested Japanese Painted Fern (Athyrium niponicum)

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FEATURES

 Perfect foliage plant for shade! Looks similar to traditional Japanese Painted Fern, but the tips of fronds are double-crested. Plant in the middle of the border!

 Resists: 
 Rabbits

CHARACTERISTICS

 Plant Type: 
  Perennial
 
 Height Category: 
  Medium
 
 Garden Height: 
  20 - 22 Inches
 
 Spacing: 
  28 - 30 Inches
 
 Spread: 
  28 - 30 Inches
 
 Foliage Colors: 
  Green
 
 Foliage Shade: 
  Dark green
 
 Habit: 
  Upright
 
 Container Role: 
  Thriller

PLANT NEEDS

 Light Requirement: 
  Part Shade to Shade
 Maintenance Category: 
  Easy
 Bloom Time: 
  Grown for Foliage
 Hardiness Zones: 
  3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b
 Water Category: 
  Average
 Soil Fertility Requirement: 
  Average Soil

  Fertile Soil

  Poor Soil
 Soil PH Category: 
  Acidic Soil

  Neutral Soil
 Uses: 
  Border Plant

  Container

  Cut Flower
 Maintenance Notes: 
 

 Grow in moist soil in light to partial shade for best coloration. Leave old fronds on the plant until new fronds are 6 inches tall in spring.

 

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