Athyrium nipponicum 'Pictum' Bill Cawthon The plant is a handsome

The plant is a handsome

while offering something the old spotted laurels cannot

Adina pilulifera carries small

Drought tolerant once established and seldom troubled by deer

Lovely with native azaleas and dogwoods that bloom in the same season

Athyrium nipponicum 'Pictum' Bill Cawthon The plant is a handsomeFew ferns light a shady bed like the Japanese painted fern. Athyrium nipponicum 'Pictum' lays soft, arching, triangular fronds in cool silver and gray green, washed with burgundy along the midribs and stems, a living watercolor for the woodland floor. Named the Perennial Plant of the Year in 2004, this is one of the most popular and most beautiful of all colored ferns. A low, slowly spreading deciduous fern, the Japanese painted fern colors best with