Description
Athyrium niponicum (Japanese painted fern) is a lot different from the plain green ferns that many gardeners are most familiar with. True to its name, Japanese painted fern is more colorful, offering triangular, silvery leaves (called "fronds," technically) that sport an arching habit as the plant matures. As if that were not exciting enough, they also have grayish-green in them, as well as purplish midribs, making them variegated ferns.
