Athyrium niponicum 'METALLICUM' (Japanese Painted Fern )

Blue blooms appear on short spikes in spring. Tricoloured foliage is creamy-white, burgundy-rose, and dark green. In the fall, older leaves turn deep bronze and are replaced with rosy new foliage.

Blooms from mid to late spring
0.5 ft tall x 0.5-1 ft spread
HARDY to -40°F (-40°C)
Attracts hummingbirds and butterflies
Drought tolerant
Deer and rabbit resistant
Tolerant to juglone
Groundcover

Blush pink-white aromatic blooms grow high atop chocolate brown/maroon foliage.

Blooms mid summer
1.5 ft tall x 1-1.5 ft wide
HARDY to -20°F (-28.9°C)
Tolerant to juglone
Attracts butterflies
Fragrant
Deer and rabbit resistant

Blue flowers that resemble Forget-Me-Not’s, with their yellow centres, grow on large blue-silver heart-shaped leaves with green veining.

Blooms early spring
1 ft tall x 2-2.5 ft wide
Deer and rabbit resistant

Clump-forming vibrant mint-green leaves grow under small bell-shaped flowers that turn from light pink to deep red and appear on tall stems early in the season. Moderate growth rate.

Blooms early to late summer
1.5-2 ft tall x 1.5 ft spread
HARDY to -30°F (-34.4°C)
Attracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds
Deer and rabbit resistant
Salt tolerant

Deep shrimp pink flowers clusters held above green white speckled leaves, blooms in the spring, 1 ft tall x 2 ft wide, part to full shade