Athyrium niponicum var. pictum ‘Red Beauty’ (Japanese painted fern)

Athyrium niponicum var. pictum ‘Red Beauty’

Japanese painted fern

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Pteridophyta	Ferns
Class	Filicopsida	“Leptosporangiate” (has to do with how their spores form) ferns—includes most ferns
Order	Polypodiales	Polypod ferns
Family	Dryopteridaceae	Wood ferns (about 70% of the ferns)
Genus	Athyrium	From Greek a, “without,” and thurium, “shield,” (or thura, “door”), from the shape of the sori
Species	niponicum	“Of or from Japan”
var.	pictum
Cultivar	‘Red Beauty’

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Japanese painted ferns are cultivars popular for their delicate appearance and interesting coloration.

Identification: These ferns have red stems and silver, red, or bluish-green variegated leaves. The red coloration becomes more pronounced with age. They are 12-18" (30-45 cm) around.

Online References:

Athyrium niponicum var. pictum ‘Red Beauty’ on www.penlanperennials.co.uk

Athyrium niponicum var. pictum on Cal Lamke's Cal's Plant of the Week, at the University of Oklahoma's Department of Botany and Microbiology

Athyrium niponicum var. pictum ‘Red Beauty’ on www.botanical-journeys-plant-guides.com

Athyrium niponicum var. pictum ‘Red Beauty’ description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.

4/7/2012 · Ladew Topiary Gardens, Monkton, Maryland
≈ 7 × 4½" (17 × 11 cm) ID is uncertain

4/7/2012 · Ladew Topiary Gardens, Monkton, Maryland
≈ 17 × 12" (44 × 29 cm) ID is uncertain

8/1/2009 · Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay, Maine
≈ 7 × 4½" (17 × 11 cm)

Range: Zones 3-9:

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