What Soil Is Best for hard shield fern?
- Soil type
- Chalk · Loam · Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid · Alkaline · Neutral
hard shield fern · Polystichum aculeatum
Also known as: prickly shield fern
Grow in fertile, humus-rich well-drained soil in deep or partial shade; protect the crowns from excessive winter wet and provide a mulch around the crown to prevent crown drying out