Athyrium ‘Silver Slippers’
'Silver Slippers' is a dwarf Japanese painted fern with silvery foliage and red midribs. Dainty and delicate for small shady places.
Description:
Thought to be a dwarf form of Japanese Painted Fern, ‘Silver Slippers’ will tuck into the tightest of niches. Reaching only 6-8” at maturity it has a striking blend of gray-green foliage and wine coloured mid-veins.
Common Name: Japanese Painted Fern
Family: Dryopteridaceae (The Wood Fern Family)
Zone Hardiness: 4-8
Light: Full Shade, Part Shade
Height: 4-8"
Width: 8-12"
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Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
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Soil Moisture: Moist, Average, Dry
Stem Colour: Red
Fragrance: No
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Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
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Geogrpahical Origin: Miscellaneous - Garden Origin
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