Polystichum tsussimense

Fern-Korean Rock

                                     ID#  887

 

Stonehenge

 
 

Additional Information: purchased from Southern States, Carrboro, NC

 
  Stonehenge
 
HEIGHT X SPREAD: 20 inches x 16 inches PLANT TYPE:perennial fern, dormant in winter. GROWTH RATE: fast TEXTURE: fine LIGHT: Part sun to shade WATER: keep moist SOIL: rich & moist
As observed in Central, NC. BLOOMS: N/A FRUIT AND SEED: N/A, propagate by division. KEY FEATURES: attractive ferny pinnately compound leaves remain forest green in color with distinctive black veins throughout the year. Neither the flowers nor the fruit are ornamentally significant. The stems are black but aren't particularly outstanding.
A year cycle in the life of ...... at Stonehenge Purchase plant in one gallon container. -Placed at the edge of Pitcher Plants bog, inside bog peat moss/sand/ soil mixture. Soil in bog is maintained moist at all times but not wet. -attempt to form a nice green ground cover to enhance the look of the pitcher plants.

Another name for this fern:

Tsu-Sima Holly Fern

Herbaceous evergreen fern with a shapely form and gracefully arching fronds. Fine  attractive texture

Low maintenance fern, and is best cleaned up in early spring before it resumes active growth for the season. Deer don't particularly care for this plant and will usually leave it alone.

June   2014

June 13, 2014

Fronds

At edge of bog. 2014