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Japanese Painted Fern
Athyrium niponicum
Japanese Painted Fern is a perennial, hardy in USDA zones 3-8, that matures to about 1.8-2 ft × 2-2.5 ft. It does best in part shade and full shade with medium water needs in well-drained soil. It stands up well to deer and rabbits.
- USDA zones
- 3-8
- Sun
- Part shade, Full shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 1.8-2 ft × 2-2.5 ft
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained
- Tough against
- Deer, Rabbits
- Native to
- Eastern Asia
Freeze survival
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