The Most Colorful Show-offs Some ferns, whether for their color, texture or stature, really stand out. The 12- to 18-inch-tall Japanese painted ferns (Athyrium niponicum Pictum) lead the color list.

Japanese painted fern Athyrium niponicum var. Pictum) (Adrian Higgins/The Washington Post) Japanese painted fern (Athyrium niponicum var. Pictum) Want easy home advice delivered right to your phone?

One popular option is the Japanese painted fern (Athyrium niponicum 'Pictum'). This variety is known for its silver-green leaves with hints of purple, which can add a pop of color to the darker ...

• Japanese Painted Fern (Athyrium niponicum ‘Pictum’) is a deciduous ground-hugging fern that gets about a foot tall. It spreads slowing by creeping rhizomes.

But it is a species that has been creatively messed with for a long time, and the results have given us the spectacular Japanese painted fern (Athyrium niponicum 'Picta') a burgundy/ silver/green ...

The Chicago Botanic Garden has released its six-year evaluation of lady ferns and Japanese painted fern (Athyrium spp.). This group of ferns is among the most elegant, yet utilitarian plants for ...

• Lady fern (Athyrium filix-femina) These ferns please the eye with grooved, greenish-tan stalks. They can easily grow to 3-6 feet and tolerate drought. • Northern maidenhair fern (Adiantum ...

The Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe, Ill., recently released the results of a 12-year evauation of 26 types of athyrium, the plant genus that includes about 200 species of ferns. Of those ...