Light
Filtered light through a canopy; Shade: fewer than 2 direct hours daily; Partial shade: 2–6 direct hours daily.
Learn how to care for your green friend
Christmas Fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
Ferns · Planned variety
Meet your green friend.
Christmas Fern (Polystichum acrostichoides) has a arching / clumping / erect growth form. Foliage shapes recorded for this species: lanceolate.
A space where it can thrive
Growth habit: arching, clumping, erect. Outdoor hardiness is listed below; choose a sheltered growing site appropriate to your plant and pot.
Ask about availabilityAvailability, size, pot and price will be confirmed in store. Pictures illustrate the plant type.
Studio illustration. Appearance varies with age, variety and growing conditions. Botanical photo reference: Photo by Cranbrook Science · Source · CC BY 2.0.
Your care routine
Watering
Use draining soil; poorly drained winter conditions can cause crown rot.
Soil & drainage
Suitable textures: Loam (Silt), Sand, Shallow Rocky. Soil reaction: Acid (<6.0).
Outdoor hardiness
Outdoor winter hardiness reported: USDA zones 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b. This is not an indoor temperature setting.
Pets & little ones
This record does not provide a toxicity assessment. That does not establish safety for people or pets; do not ingest plant material.
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Visit The Golden BazaarCare references
Guidance is a starting point. Adjust watering to your plant, pot, light and season; follow fertilizer labels and check outdoor cultivar hardiness.