Christmas Fern is a forever plant, a lifetime fern with beautiful
leathery lance-shaped fronds growing in arching, circular clusters
from the crown. The common name is derived from its evergreen
nature and from the shape of its pinnae which suggest Christmas
stockings. This native is common throughout the Mid-Atlantic Region.
Larval Host for the
0.5-2'
1-2'
SIZE
SOIL
Dry, Moist, Rich, Well-Drained
LIGHT
Part Shade, Shade
BENEFITS
Birds, Toads, Small Mammals
NOTES
Dislikes clay soil and standing water.
CHARACTERISTICS
Evergreen, Tolerates Rabbits, Tolerates Drought, Tolerates Dense Shade
Non-Flowering
Fern
This
flowers in
Christmas Fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
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DESCRIPTION
Christmas Fern is a forever plant, a lifetime fern with beautiful
leathery lance-shaped fronds growing in arching, circular clusters
from the crown. The common name is derived from its evergreen
nature and from the shape of its pinnae which suggest Christmas
stockings. This native is common throughout the Mid-Atlantic Region.