| Description | A stunning fern with the purplish spring coloration of the fronds. |
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| Pronunciation | (a-THI-ree-um)(nip-pon-IK-cum) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Ferns - Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 5-8 |
| Sunlight | best foliage color with some sun, best grown in partial shade to shade, easily scorches in the hot dry sun |
| Moisture | moist, average, avoid dry sites |
| Soil & Site | average, humusy |
| Flowers | non-flowering, reproduce by spores through alternation of generaton |
| Leaves | spring foliage burgundy-purple with silver streaks, maturing to gray-green, retain purple midribs |
| Propagation | U.S. Plant Patent PP15,072, division, will show a degree of variation in colors when grown from spores |
| Native Site | Native to China, Korea, Taiwan and Japan |
| Misc Facts | Was evaluated at the Chicago Botanic garden trials from 2002 and received a 4 out of 5. |
| Notes & Reference | #217-Chicago Botanic Garden (www.chicagobotanic.org), #145-Plant Lives, (Sue Eland) www.plantlives.com, |
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