Christmas Fern
Planted
June 28, 2025
Names
- Common Names
- Christmas fern, Dagger fern
Growth
- Height
- 6 to 24 inches
- Spread
- 6 to 24 inches
- Growth Rate
- slow
Appearance
- Bloom Color
- Insignificant
- Foliage Color
- Dark green
- Fall Foliage Color
- Green
Environment
- Hardiness Zones
- Zones 3-9
- Sunlight Requirements
- Ideal sunlight requirements are partial shade to full shade, with optimal growth in dappled or deep shade.
- Soil Type
- Moist, organically rich, acidic soil with good drainage
- Soil Drainage
- Moist but well-drained
- Soil pH
- 5.2-5.7
Lifecycle
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Leaf Lifecycle
- Evergreen broadleaf
- Seasons of Interest
- Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
- Bloom Time
- Fall
Reproduction
- Propagation Methods
- Division and spores
Wildlife
- Attracts Wildlife
- Attracts birds, but does not attract bees, hummingbirds, butterflies, or other pollinators.
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