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 December
1998
 Buxus
microphylla
'Kingsville'
November
1998
Orostachys
malacophyllus
October
1998
Artemisia
schmidtiana
nana
 September
1998
Athyrium
nipponicum
'Pictum'
August
1998
Cyclamen
purpurascens
July
1998
Thalictrum
kiusianum
June
1998
Geranium
cinereum
subcaulescens
May
1998
Genista
dalmatica
April
1998
Aquilegia
discolor
March
1998
Pulsatilla
patens
February
1998
Helleborus
x hybridus
January
1998
Orostachys
spinosa
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Plant
of the Month
September
1998
Athyrium
nipponicum 'Pictum'
by Iza Goroff
Athyrium
nipponicum 'Pictum' is one of many ferns suitable for
the rock garden. The species is native to Japan, Korea,
Taiwan, and other adjacent countries. This plant has been
previously known under the names
Athyrium goeringianum 'Pictum'
and Athyrium iseanum 'Pictum'
and may still be offered under those names. The cultivated
form 'Pictum' is probably of Japanese origin, differing from
the species in its more decorative color. The fronds of a
single plant vary in color; the scan shown of two fronds
from the same plant illustrate the point. The rachis (upper
stem) of the frond varies in the extent of its garnet color,
in some fronds extending into the veins of its pinnae
(leaflets). Fronds may have varied amounts of a bluish gray
color, contrasting well with the green of the lower pinnae
and the bluish gray of the upper and outer parts of the
frond. The plant's height is usually about 1' (30 cm).
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 Athyrium
nipponicum 'Pictum' is an easy plant to cultivate in
a wide variety of situations. It prefers a half day of sun,
less in the arid areas of the country. It likes a soil with
a good amount of humus and appreciates an organic mulch. It
gradually forms multiple crowns which may be divided to
propagate the plant. It is unlikely for the color to come
through in spore propagation. The plant is hardy to at least
-32 degrees F (-35 C), probably to
much lower temperatures.
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