Polystichum acrostichoides
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Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
8A 8B 9A
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Christmas Fern
Dryopteridaceae
Plant Specifics
| Size: | to 2.5 ft tall by 1-2 ft wide | |
| Life Span: | Long-lived perennial | |
| Phenology: | Semi-evergreen | |
| Habitats: | Rocky hammocks and upper margins of swamps. |
Landscaping
| Recommended Uses: | Treasure if you have it. Good for rock gardens and shade gardens as an understory plant. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Light: | Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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| Moisture Tolerance: | Somewhat moist, no flooding ----- to ----- Not wet but not extremely dry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Spray Tolerance: | Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil/Substrate: | Humus (organic, upland), Lime rock, Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||