{"product_id":"pictum-japanese-painted-fern-20-cell-plug-tray","title":"Pictum Japanese Painted Fern - 20-Cell Plug Tray","description":"\u003cp\u003ePictum is the classic Japanese painted fern and one of the most colorful ferns you can grow. Its silvery gray fronds blush dusty purple toward the center and are set off by wine-red stems and veins.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt stays low, about 12 to 18 inches tall, and slowly spreads into a soft, layered patch. It brightens shady beds, edges woodland paths and mixes well with hostas and coral bells in shady containers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat it looks like\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTriangular, finely divided fronds 12 to 18 inches long are silvery gray with a wash of dusty purple toward the midrib. Stems and veins are a purplish red that shows through the silver. The fronds arch outward and lie in soft, horizontal layers, forming a low, mounded clump 12 to 18 inches tall and about 24 inches wide. In late spring and summer the plant looks like a silver and plum-toned mound that glows in shade.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGrowing it with lavender\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePainted fern prefers moist shade, so plant it in a shady bed or under trees rather than in sunny lavender plantings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCare\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrow in part to full shade in moist, humus-rich soil; a little morning sun deepens the color, but protect from hot afternoon sun. Hardy in zones 3 to 8. Remove old fronds in early spring.\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 with dusty purple centers and red stems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth habit:\u003c\/strong\u003e Low, layered mound\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMature size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12–18 in tall × 24 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":67724281512232,"sku":"GLLF-PER-2A62FD7A-20","price":423.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/0736\/9768\/files\/pictum-japanese-painted-fern.jpg?v=1790864970","url":"https:\/\/greatlakeslavenderfarm.com\/products\/pictum-japanese-painted-fern-20-cell-plug-tray","provider":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}