 Athyrium 'Ghost' $9.95
- common names: ghost fern
- height: 2 or 2½ feet
- Light requirements: filtered light or partial shade
- Soil requirements: well drained and rich in organic material
- Water requirments: average to moist
- Growth habit: upright and vase shaped
- How to propagate: with age a plant may have sideshoots that can be gently separated from the parent plant -- best done in early summer
- Leaf type: lacy, airy fronds
- Ways to use it such as in a pot or otherwise: for a shady garden and grows well in a pot when evenly watered (in other words, never kept sopping wet nor allowed to dry out excessively)
- Special characteristics: the light coloring of the leaves can dramatically stand out in a shady garden
(a cross of Athyrium niponicum var. pictum and Athyrium filix-femina) This fern has ghostly, silvery-green fronds that age to a light green, with darker midribs, and with new fronds appearing throughout the season. With an upright, vase shape, its height will be 2 to 2½ feet and will reach 1½ feet wide, making a beautifully formal appearance that really stands out in the shady garden. Be sure to dig in an extra helping of compost when planting. Zones 4 - 8 in the east and Zones 4 - 9 in the west. |
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