Athyrium niponicum Lemon Cream Southeast Europe This is one of the

This is one of the very first crinums to flower for us in late May

And then there are the hummingbirds which visit the flowers and add much to to its ornamental value

beginning in mid-February when the outward-facing flowers open pink and age to a lovely dark pinkish-red

Bring the kids

It's equally prized by butterflies

Athyrium niponicum Lemon Cream Southeast Europe This is one of the(aka: Anisocampium niponicum) We probably should call Athyrium 'Lemon Cream' Japanese splattered fern instead of Japanese painted fern. This Japanese oddity is exactly what people who like this kind of thing will like. The typical lacy green leaves are speckled with lemon cream blotches, barely evident in spring but becoming quite prominent by late summer and early fall. Our clumps of the deciduous Athyrium niponicum 'Lemon Cream' have reached 18"