{"product_id":"crested-surf-japanese-painted-fern-20-cell-plug-tray","title":"Crested Surf Japanese Painted Fern - 20-Cell Plug Tray","description":"\u003cp\u003eCrested Surf has the silvery, purple-tinged coloring of a classic Japanese painted fern, with a fun twist: the tip of every frond splits into a double crest. It grows taller and more vigorously than most painted ferns, reaching about 20 inches tall and over 2 feet wide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIts size makes it useful in the middle of a shady border as well as in large containers. It brings light and texture to moist, shaded spots, and rabbits tend to leave it alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat it looks like\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eArching, lance-shaped fronds up to about 20 inches long are cut into many narrow leaflets. The leaflets are silvery gray-green with soft green centers, and the midribs and stems are deep burgundy-purple. The tip of each frond and many leaflet tips fork into a ruffled double crest. The plant forms a loose, vase-shaped to spreading clump 20 to 22 inches tall and 28 to 30 inches wide. In late spring and summer the clump is full and layered, the silver fronds catching light in the shade.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGrowing it with lavender\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis fern needs shade and moist soil, the opposite of lavender, so give it a home in a shaded woodland bed or along a north-facing wall with hostas and other shade lovers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCare\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlant in part to full shade in humus-rich soil that stays evenly moist; morning sun is fine but hot afternoon sun can scorch the fronds. Hardy in zones 3 to 8. Cut back old fronds in early spring before new growth unfurls.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBotanical name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Athyrium niponicum\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower color:\u003c\/strong\u003e Insignificant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Silvery gray-green with burgundy stems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth habit:\u003c\/strong\u003e Arching, vase-shaped clump\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMature size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 20–22 in tall × 28–30 in wide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUSDA hardiness zones:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3–8\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e part sun to part shade, full shade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDeer resistance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Resistant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePollinator value:\u003c\/strong\u003e Low\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSizes and shipping\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne full 20-cell plug tray: 20 large, field-ready plugs of this variety (cells about 2¾ in. wide × 3¼ in. deep or deeper), ready to plant out or pot up. Potted plants and plug trays ship during our live-plant seasons, March 1–May 31 and October 1–November 30; June through September is local pickup only. Plugs, potted plants and trays do not ship to AZ, CA, HI, ID, NV, OR, UT or WA.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","offers":[{"title":"20-Cell Plug Tray","offer_id":67724281151784,"sku":"GLLF-PER-84144DDC-20","price":474.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/0736\/9768\/files\/crested-surf-japanese-painted-fern.jpg?v=1790864869","url":"https:\/\/greatlakeslavenderfarm.com\/products\/crested-surf-japanese-painted-fern-20-cell-plug-tray","provider":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}