Athyrium niponicum Pewter Lace Florida Native Plants Although it can produce bananas

Although it can produce bananas

Native in dry open shade

grey-green foliage is heavily speckled purple and topped by a typical liver-colored flower in late March and April (NC)

The extraordinarily thick

The species name rostrata refers to the fruit

Athyrium niponicum Pewter Lace Florida Native Plants Although it can produce bananas(aka: Anisocampium niponicum)(PP 15,721 expired) This 2004 Terra Nova introduction is a selection of Japanese painted fern that makes a 2' wide deer resistant clump composed of fronds of a nice pewtery silver color, highlighted by a dark central zone. This is a clonally propagated selection to ensure that all plants are identical.