Advanced Search
Help | About | Feedback | Plant Suggestions

Polystichum acrostichoides (Christmas Fern)

Type: Species | Edit History      Plant ID - 17675



Image added by
FlowerFreak22 (9625)
Image 1 of 4
Rate this plant:

3 ratings


Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Pteridophyta
Class: Filicopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Family: Dryopteridaceae
Genus: Polystichum
Species: Polystichum acrostichoides
 
Common Names add
Plant Types edit
  • Evergreen
  • Fern
  • Ground Cover
  • Juglone Tolerant
  • Native
  • Perennial
Zones / Hardiness edit
  • 3a (to -35 F / -37 C)
  • 3b (to -30 F / -34 C)
  • 4a (to -25 F / -32 C)
  • 4b (to -20 F / -29 C)
  • 5a (to -15 F / -26 C)
  • 5b (to -10 F / -23 C)
  • 6a (to -5 F / -21 C)
  • 6b (to 0 F / -18 C)
  • 7a (to 5 F / -15 C)
  • 7b (to 10 F / -12 C)
  • 8a (to 15 F / -9 C)
  • 8b (to 20 F / -7 C)
  • 9a (to 25 F / -4 C)
  • 9b (to 30 F / -1 C)
Height (Maximum) edit
  • 1 1/2 to 2 feet (45 to 60 cm)
Spread (Maximum) edit
Flowering Start edit
Flowering End edit
Leaf Colour edit
  • Green - Medium
  • Green - Dark
Leaf Shape edit
Have you a suggestion
for a plant property
that we are missing?
Please let us know.
Suitable For edit
  • Low Maintenance Garden
  • Woodland Garden
Sun Exposure edit
  • Partial Shade
  • Full Shade
Soil Types edit
  • Well-drained
  • Moist
  • Rich
Soil pH edit
  • <5.5 (Strongly acidic)
  • 5.5 - 5.9 (Medium acidic)
  • 6.0 - 6.4 (Slightly acidic)
  • 6.5 - 6.9 (Very slightly acidic)
  • 7.0 (Neutral)
  • 7.1 - 7.5 (Very slightly alkaline)
Bloom Colour edit
Wildlife Value edit
Propagation Techniques edit
  • Spores
Skill Level edit
Additional Short Notes add
Ask a Question about this Plant on our Forums

Members who grow this plant also grow...
  Hosta 'Patriot'
  Woodwardia areolata (Netted Chain Fern)
  Equisetum arvense (Field Horsetail, Common Horsetail)
  Onoclea sensibilis (Sensitive Fern)


Contributors For This Plant
bubbleoffplumb (635)
FlowerFreak22 (9625)
  Cayuga Morning (1356)
Jerry Sullivan (2109)


Gardens Containing This Plant
bubbleoffplumb's Garden
FlowerFreak22's Garden
tmholding's Garden
jb19012's Garden
 Katagram's Garden
 vineyardflute's Garden
Jewell's Garden
 Cayuga Morning's Garden


Link To This Plant
Copy and paste one of the codes below to your favourite forum or website in order to link to this plant:

Forum link
Direct link
HTML code


Add Your Opinion About This Plant

  Cayuga Morning (1356) wrote on Aug 22 2013
Rating for this plant:
Nice dark green fern. Foliage is somewhat glossy, so it is a subtle but nonetheless attractive addition to the shade or woodland garden. Deals relatively well with dry shade (one of the most difficult gardening conditions). Deer will avoid it as well, so it can be planted around other plants that they desire (such as hosta!) and it will deter them from the more delectable plants.

I like this opinion




Note: please don't use this box to post questions, you can do that on our forums instead.




Images for this Plant


Photo of Polystichum acrostichoides (Christmas Fern)
Polystichum acrostichoides (Christmas Fern)
photo / image / picture
Uploaded
May 04 2009
by FlowerFreak22 (9625)		 I like this image
0 people like this image
This image is copyright of member FlowerFreak22 (9625).
You must contact this member if you have a usage request.




Photo of Polystichum acrostichoides (Christmas Fern)
Polystichum acrostichoides (Christmas Fern)
photo / image / picture
Uploaded
May 05 2009
by bubbleoffplumb (635)		 I like this image
3 people like this image
This image is copyright of member bubbleoffplumb (635).
You must contact this member if you have a usage request.




Photo of Polystichum acrostichoides (Christmas Fern)
Polystichum acrostichoides (Christmas Fern)
photo / image / picture
Uploaded
May 04 2009
by bubbleoffplumb (635)		 I like this image
1 person likes this image
This image is copyright of member bubbleoffplumb (635).
You must contact this member if you have a usage request.




Photo of Polystichum acrostichoides (Christmas Fern)
Polystichum acrostichoides (Christmas Fern)
photo / image / picture
Uploaded
Jun 10 2012
by Jerry Sullivan (2109)		 I like this image
2 people like this image
This image is copyright of member Jerry Sullivan (2109).
You must contact this member if you have a usage request.










This page includes name data supplied by ITIS.gov. View their own page for this plant.