Japanese lace fern

Also known as: tassel fern

An evergreen fern forming a 'shuttlecock' of spreading, glossy dark green, bipinnate fronds; attractive young fronds yellowish-green, more erect and covered with hair-like golden scales

Scientific classification

Species: Japanese lace fern (Polystichum polyblepharum)
Genus: Polystichum
Family: Dryopteridaceae

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Toxicity: Ferns
Plant type: 0.5-1 metres
Height: 0.5-1 metres
Spread: Evergreen
Foliage: Bushy
Habit: Spring · Summer · Autumn · Winter
Season of interest: Full shade · Partial shade
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Ideal temperature

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Distribution of Japanese lace fern

Distribution map

Eastern Asia

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Culture

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Toxicity

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Quick identification of Japanese lace fern

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Japanese lace fern care guide

Keep soil consistently moist with higher humidity and no hot drying winds
Watering: Full shade · Partial shade
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Ideal temperature

Watering

Keep soil consistently moist with higher humidity and no hot drying winds

Fertilizing

Very dilute fern feed monthly during warm active frond growth

Pruning

Remove dead fronds before new ones unfurl

Propagation

Propagate by spores, sow spores at 15-16°C (59-61°F) when ripe; divide rhizomes in spring or detach fronds bearing bulbils in autumn

Growing

Grow in fertile, humus-rich, well-drained soil in deep or partial shade; protect crowns from excessive winter wet and provide a mulch around the crown to prevent crown from drying out

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