Polystichum acrostichoides
Christmas fern
Dryopteridaceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
fern
Size:
to 2.5 ft tall by 1-2 ft wide
Life Span:
long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
Fruit Color:
Phenology:
Semi-evergreen
Noted For:
Interesting Foliage
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Treasure if you have it. Good for rock gardens and shade gardens as an understory plant.
Considerations:
Benefits from periodic removal of old fronds.
Light:
Shade
Moisture Tolerance:
Somewhat moist, no flooding ---- to ---- Not wet but not extremely dry
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Sand, Lime Rock
Suitable to Grow In:
8A,8B,9A
Ecology
Wildlife:
Native Habitats:
Rocky hammocks and upper margins of swamps.
