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. To learn more about the Japanese Painted Fern read this blog post . * Deciduous ferns may still be dormant until late spring. This will appear like we've delivered a pot full of dirt however a healthy robust fern is awaiting inside. Type: Fern Height: 1' - 1.5' Spread: 1.5' - 2' Spacing: 1.5' USDA Hardiness Zone: 4 - 9 Culture: Part Sun , Full Shade Bloom Color: N/A Season of Interest: Multi-Seasonal MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance plant. Will turn brown if soil dries 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 IMAGES: Photo by Leonora (Ellie) Enking , Athyrium niponicum var. pictum , (2) Photo by Ryan Somma , Japanese Painted Fern, Athyrium niponicum var. pictum, Dryopteridaceae * As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.