Christmas fern
Also known as: dagger fern
An evergreen fern with a branching rhizome producing clumps of leathery, narrowly-oblong fronds divided into pairs of narrow, mid to dark green leaflets
Scientific classification
- Species
- Christmas fern (Polystichum acrostichoides)
- Genus
- Polystichum
- Family
- Dryopteridaceae
- Information to be completed
- Toxicity
- Ferns
- Plant type
- 0.5-1 metres
- Height
- 0.5-1 metres
- Spread
- Evergreen
- Foliage
- Clump forming
- Habit
- Spring · Summer · Autumn · Winter
- Season of interest
- Full shade · Partial shade
- Sunlight
- Information to be completed
- Ideal temperature
Christmas fern pictures
Distribution of Christmas fern
Distribution map
Eastern North America
Information to be completed
Culture
Information to be completed
Toxicity
Information to be completed
Quick identification of Christmas fern
Information to be completed
Christmas fern care guide
- Keep soil consistently moist with higher humidity and no hot drying winds
- Watering
- Full shade · Partial shade
- Sunlight
- Information to be completed
- Ideal temperature
Watering
Keep soil consistently moist with higher humidity and no hot drying winds
Fertilizing
FertilizingVery dilute fern feed monthly during warm active frond growth
Pruning
PruningRemove dead or damaged fronds in early spring
Propagation
PropagationPropagate by division or from spores
Growing
GrowingGrows well in moist but well-drained, cool, humus-rich soils in full or partial shade
People also ask
Information to be completed
Common pests and diseases
Diseases
Generally disease-free
Pests
Generally pest-free
Explore the plant health library →
