Ghost Fern is an upright mounding deciduous fern with frosted apple green fronds on dark purple stems that becomes more silver-grey in the heat of summer. Thrives in rich, moist, acidic soils with some shade.
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| Origins: | A. niponicum 'pictum' x A. filix-femina Hybrid | 
| Height: | 2' - 3’ | 
| Spread: | 2’ - 3’ | 
| Spacing: | 2’ | 
| USDA Hardiness Zone: | 4 - 9 | 
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| Bloom Color: | N/A | 
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. Water regularly. Cut old fronds to encourage new growth.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Garden, Rock Gardens, Naturalized Areas, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Astilbe, Hosta, Coral Bells
IMAGES: Photo by David J. Stang, Athyrium x Ghost 2zz, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) Photo by cultivar413, Carex 'Evergold', Athyrium 'Ghost', Pieris japonica 'White Rim', Lilium 'Casablanca', Begonia semperflorens 'Ambassador White', Antennaria rosea subsp. pulvinata 30716, (3) Photo by Leonora (Ellie) Enking, Ferns
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
 
             
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
 
    
  
