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Photo by JLBG taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC
Athyrium 'Branford Beauty'
Branford Beauty Fern
Item #: 3662
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 36" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Athyrium 'Branford Beauty' comes to us from the garden of late, legendary Connecticut gardener, Nick Nickou. Athyrium 'Branford Beauty' is a dramatic hybrid between the Japanese painted fern (Athyrium niponicum 'Pictum') and our native lady fern (Athyrium filix-femina). The result is a splendid, upright arching, clump-forming, deer-resistant fern that reaches 3' tall x 4' wide at maturity, which for us took about 5 years. The muted colors of purple, silver, grey, and green are suffused through the foliage, which is taller and more delicate than Athyrium niponicum. Athyrium 'Branford Beauty' makes a great fern for massing in the woodland garden, as well as a striking specimen plant.
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Other Attributes
Genus: Athyrium
Leaf Color: Green , Silver/Grey
Container Role: Fillers
Garden Themes: Cottage Garden Plants , Living Wall , Rock Garden Plants , White Garden
Other: Edimentals , Deer Resistant Plants , Dry Shade Plants , Groundcovers , Rabbit Resistant Plants , Rain Garden Plants , Colored Foliage