Athyrium niponicum Lemon Cream Caesalpinia is a little-known naturally occurring

is a little-known naturally occurring fertile hexaploid (six sets of chromosomes) fern hybrid

Mealy Cup sage is a low maintenance perennial

Average moisture or more is best

the rarest color in the Helleborus x hybridus group

Athyrium niponicum Lemon Cream Caesalpinia is a little-known naturally occurring(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"