Japanese Painted Fern is a beautiful deciduous fern with a hand-painted appearance.  The arching grey-green fronds are highlighted with silver giving it a metallic sheen, and often flushed with burgundy in the center that matches the stems.  Best frond color in part shade and rich, moist well-drained soils.  Deer resistant.  

MAINTENANCE NEEDS:  Low maintenance plant.  Will turn brown if soil drys out. 

LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Naturalized Areas, Rock Gardens, Ponds and Streams, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS: Coral Bells, Hosta, Heucherella