Ghost Fern is an upright mounding deciduous fern with frosted apple green fronds on dark purple stems that becomes more silver-grey in the heat of summer. Thrives in rich, moist, acidic soils with some shade . Type: Fern Origins: A. niponicum 'pictum' x A. filix-femina Hybrid Height: 2' - 3’ Spread: 2’ - 3’ Spacing: 2’ USDA Hardiness Zone: 4 - 9 Culture: Part Sun , Full Shade Bloom Color: N/A Season of Interest: Year-Round MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. Water regularly . Cut old fronds to encourage new growth. LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders , Woodland Garden , Rock Gardens , Naturalized Areas , and Containers. COMPANION PLANTS: Astilbe , Hosta , Coral Bells IMAGES: Photo by David J. Stang, Athyrium x Ghost 2zz , CC BY-SA 4.0 , (2) Photo by cultivar413 , Carex 'Evergold', Athyrium 'Ghost', Pieris japonica 'White Rim', Lilium 'Casablanca', Begonia semperflorens 'Ambassador White', Antennaria rosea subsp. pulvinata 30716 , (3) Photo by Leonora (Ellie) Enking , Ferns *As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.