Life Span
Perennial
Type
Fern
Origin
North America, Northeastern United States
Types
Polystichum acrostichoides
Number of Varieties
10
0
40000
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Habitat
Boggy areas, By seashore, Coastal Regions, Moist woods, Swamps
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-1
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.50 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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3900
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Minimum Width
45.70 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Pinnate
Thorns
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No - Fern Garden Plants has it !
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
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No - Fern Garden Plants has it !
Tolerances
Drought, Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, Spores
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply
In Summer
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Flowers
-
Flower Petal Number
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
No - Fern Garden Plants has it !
Edible Fruit
✔
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No - Fern Garden Plants has it !
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
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No - Fern Garden Plants has it !
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
No - Fern Garden Plants has it !
Fragrant Leaf
✔
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2% - Fern Garden Plants
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
No - Fern Garden Plants has it !
Showy Foliage
✔
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98% - Fern Garden Plants have it !
Showy Bark
✔
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2% - Fern Garden Plants
Foliage Texture
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Evergreen
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5% - Fern Garden Plants
Invasive
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No - Fern Garden Plants has it !
Self-Sowing
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25% - Fern Garden Plants have it !
Attracts
Insects
Allergy
Avoid during Pregnancy, coma, Eye irritation, weakness
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
Edible Uses
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64% - Fern Garden Plants have it !
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Nutrients
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Other Uses
Air freshner, Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
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41% - Fern Garden Plants have it !
Used As Outdoor Plant
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All - Fern Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
POLYSTICHUM acrostichoides
Common Name
Christmas Fern
In Hindi
Christmas Fern
In German
Christmas Fern
In French
polystic faux-acrostic
In Spanish
Christmas Fern
In Greek
Christmas Fern
In Portuguese
Christmas Fern
In Polish
Christmas Fern
In Latin
Christmas Fern
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Filicinophyta
Class
Filicopsida
Order
Filicales
Family
Dryopteridaceae
Genus
Polystichum
Clade
-
Tribe
-
Subfamily
-
Number of Species
700
Rank: 36 (Overall)
1
27800
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