Polystichum acrostichoides - Christams Fern salt-tolerant but very adaptable and tolerant

but very adaptable and tolerant of both drought and clay

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24-48" x 24-36" full sun to part shade

Habitat: woodland thickets

very pretty pinky-purple pea-like flowers in late summer

Polystichum acrostichoides - Christams Fern salt-tolerant but very adaptable and tolerantSizes available: 2 quart Basics: zones 4 9, 24" x 18", part to full shade, an evergreen fern with leathery leaves, wants a cool, moist, acidic, well drained soil. Does not do well in clay or tolerate standing water or too much sun. I do think it may be more drought tolerant than stated, however. Common names: Christmas Fern Family: Dryopteridaceae Origin Distribution: Nova Scotia to southeast Minnesota, and south to central Florida, east Texas, and