How to Water hard shield fern?
Maintain cool damp soil, mist fronds regularly in dry indoor air

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
Maintain cool damp soil, mist fronds regularly in dry indoor air