Athyrium niponicum Silver Falls Actaea great for structure and texture

great for structure and texture even without flowers

starting in late January (NC)

The very large pointed glossy evergreen leaves are highlighted with silver

Alongside the golden center is a narrow white band between it and the green

The 3' stalks of green leaves make a tropical-looking specimen in the woodland garden

Athyrium niponicum Silver Falls Actaea great for structure and texture(US PP 12,803 expired) (aka: Anisocampium niponicum) Oregon's Diana Ballantyne introduced this stunning, clonal selection of the wonderful deer resistant Japanese painted fern. Athyrium 'Silver Falls' matures to a 20" tall x 3' wide clump with long, arching fronds that display an extraordinary amount of silver patterning, highlighted by the dramatic red purple veining in the leaves. This hardy garden fern has more abundant and brighter colored