Japanese Painted Fern
Being the Perennial of the Year for 2004, one can see why.
Best of all, the Japanese Painted Fern can help with erosion control, while presenting minimal wind resistance.
Japanese Painted Fern' has a plant spread of 24" and a height of 24" and a must to any garden.
Japanese Painted Fern' requires full shade, however, small amounts of afternoon sun give the most vibrant color to its foliage.
The `Japanese Painted Fern', Athyrium niponicum `Pictum', is a low maintance, deciduous fern with soft grayish-green and silvery dark maroon foliage.
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For United States gardeners ... remember to fertilize your lawn around the summer holidays. First on Memorial Day weekend to start the summer, again on Labor Day after the heat of the summer has passed, and finally near Halloween for a healthy lawn next spring.
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