Ghost Fern is an upright mounding deciduous fern with frosted apple green fronds on dark purple stems that becomes more silver-grey in the heat of summer. Thrives in rich, moist, acidic soils with some shade.
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Type:
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Fern
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Origins:
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A. niponicum 'pictum' x A. filix-femina Hybrid
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Height:
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2' - 3’
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Spread:
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2’ - 3’
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Spacing:
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2’
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USDA Hardiness Zone:
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4 - 9
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Culture:
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Part Sun, Full Shade
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Bloom Color:
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N/A
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Season of Interest:
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Year-Round
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. Water regularly. Cut old fronds to encourage new growth.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Garden, Rock Gardens, Naturalized Areas, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Astilbe, Hosta, Coral Bells
IMAGES: Photo by David J. Stang, Athyrium x Ghost 2zz, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) Photo by cultivar413, Carex 'Evergold', Athyrium 'Ghost', Pieris japonica 'White Rim', Lilium 'Casablanca', Begonia semperflorens 'Ambassador White', Antennaria rosea subsp. pulvinata 30716, (3) Photo by Leonora (Ellie) Enking, Ferns
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
