Polysticum acrostichoides Fern - “Christmas” ID# 261

Polysticum acrostichoides

Fern - “Christmas”

ID# 261

Stonehenge

Perennial

Zone: 3 - 9

Date: June 2013 (20 plants)

Location: Front yard, along entrance walkway scatter from garage to front door.

Additional Information: Purchase at: Provided by Presicion Turfscape (Mike Leeper)

Stonehenge

HEIGHT X SPREAD: 1-2 ft x 1-2 ft

PLANT TYPE: semi evergreen
GROWTH RATE: fast

TEXTURE: fine

LIGHT: full to part shade

WATER: moist. Medium to wet

SOIL: loomy, rich

As observed in Eastern NC.

BLOOMS: N/A

FRUIT AND SEED: N/A

KEY FEATURES: Deer nibble this fern during winter.

A year cycle in the life of ...... at Stonehenge

Mature plants (20) planted during initial landscape.
-Plants were nibble by deer during winter. Because of the deer pominence, deciduous fern may be more suitable to this property.

Christmas fern is a Missouri native fern which occurs in both dry and moist wooded slopes, moist banks and ravines. Typically grows in a fountain-like clump to 2' tall and features leathery, lance-shaped, evergreen (green at Christmas time as the common name suggests) fronds.

This fern will not spread or naturalize, however clumps will increase in size over time.

June 2014

Need fern photo!