polystichum acrostichoides (christmas fern) native
$11.95
- glossy, leathery, deep green leaves
- young fiddleheads are covered in fine, silver hairs
- upright, clumping habit
- rhizomatous, but does not spread or naturalize
- slow-growing however, clumps will increase in size with age
- semi-evergreen
- non-flowering
- zone 4
- height 45-60cm
- spread 30-45cm
- grows best in an average to dry, well-drained soil, in partial to full shade
- christmas fern is usually damaged from snow cover, so pruning it back in the spring is recommended
- partial sun/shade, full shade
- deer resistant
- low maintenance
- native to ontario
- evergreen
- (image courtesy of NVK nurseries, NVK holdings inc.)