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Athyrium
'Ghost'
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Image: Dillon, Kerry
Common name:
painted fern (English)
Family:
Athyriaceae
Hardiness:
Zone 5 (-20 to -10 F)
Life form:
Fern or fern ally
Fern Collection:
Fern Collection
Groundcover Collection:
Groundcover Collection
Description:
'Ghost' is a sterile, deciduous hybrid fern (A. niponicum var. pictum x A. filix-femina) that is noted for its upright silvery foliage. Silvery foliage is acquired from its Japanese painted fern parent and upright habit from its lady fern parent. It typically grows to 30” tall. It features a slowly spreading clump of fronds that are a soft grayish-green with an overlay of silvery hues accented by contrasting dark maroon midribs. Silvering is best in the spring, with fronds becoming more grayish-green as hot temperatures arrive. A selection of A. filix-femina x A. nipponicum var. pictum found in Nancy Swell's Virginia garden.
Locations
1:
Arboretum - Floriculture Memorial Area
(A-FMA)
• Accession: 2003-529*A
2:
Arboretum - Floriculture Memorial Area
(A-FMA)
• Accession: 2003-529*B
3:
Arboretum - Floriculture Memorial Area
(A-FMA)
• Accession: 2003-529*C
4:
Arboretum - Floriculture Memorial Area
(A-FMA)
• Accession: 2003-529*D
5:
Arboretum - Floriculture Memorial Area
(A-FMA)
• Accession: 2003-529*E
6:
Arboretum - Maple Parking Lot
(A-NMC-P)
• Accession: 2006-253*A
7:
Arboretum - Maple Parking Lot
(A-NMC-P)
• Accession: 2023-063*A
8:
Groundcover Collection - North Court
(GCC-NC)
• Accession: 2002-452*B
9:
Groundcover Collection - North Court
(GCC-NC)
• Accession: 2013-349*A
10:
Groundcover Collection - O'Leary
(GCC-O)
• Accession: 2002-452*A
Area
Individual