Names
- Scientific name
- Polystichum acrostichoides
- Common name
- Christmas Fern
Measurements
- Height
- 12 - 36 in
- Spread
- 12 - 24 in
- Spacing
- 12 in
- Growth Rate
- Moderate
Requirements
- Hardiness zones
- 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
- Sunlight
- Partial Shade, Full Shade
- Soil Drainage
- Moist but Well-drained
- Soil type
- Loam, Clay, Sand
- Soil pH
- Moderately acidic (5.6 - 6.0), Slightly acidic (6.1 - 6.5), Neutral (6.6 - 7.3), Slightly alkaline (7.4 - 7.8)
Physical Traits
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Leaf lifecycle
- Evergreen broadleaf
- Foliage color
- Dark Green, Medium Green
- Fall foliage
- Green
- Bloom time
- Winter
- Seasons of interest
- Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
- Propagation methods
- Spores, Division
- Attracts
- Birds, Butterflies
References
Polystichum acrostichoides (Christmas fern) | Native Plants of North America,
accessed October 21, 2024
Polystichum acrostichoides (Christmas Dagger, Christmas Dagger Fern, Christmas Fern) | North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox,
accessed October 21, 2024
Polystichum acrostichoides (Christmas Fern),
accessed October 21, 2024
Polystichum acrostichoides (Christmas Fern): Minnesota Wildflowers,
accessed October 21, 2024
Polystichum acrostichoides | Hardy Fern Foundation,
accessed October 21, 2024
Polystichum acrostichoides - Plant Finder,
accessed October 21, 2024
Christmas fern Polystichum acrostichoides from New England Wild Flower Society,
accessed October 21, 2024
World Flora Online, accessed June 20, 2024