Athyrium otophorum Okanum Spring Ephemerals This winter-deciduous perennial is topped

This winter-deciduous perennial is topped with terminal spikes of lavender-pink flowers from early summer until frost

rich organic soils produce the largest plants

it's probably not one that will ever be appreciated by the marigold and impatiens crowd

Since it dies to the ground each fall

Each dramatically architectural

Athyrium otophorum Okanum Spring Ephemerals This winter-deciduous perennial is topped(aka: Athyrium oblitescens) Athyrium otophorum 'Okanum' is a lovely 1. 5' tall x 1. 5' wide, deer resistant Asian fern that's so unique it's recognizable from quite a distance. The triangular, plastic feeling, pewter green fronds are accented with dark reddish stipes (stems). When the new growth of Athyrium otophorum emerges, the contrast of the unfurling, reddish new foliage is dynamite against the green of the more mature fronds outstanding as a