Plant: Tassel Fern

Tassel Fern · Polystichum polyblepharum

$15.00

Size: 1 gal

Light

Part Shade

More about this plant

An evergreen, vase-shaped fern with glossy dark green, finely divided fronds up to two feet long, the new fronds covered in golden hairs. It grows in dappled light to deep shade in moist, well-drained, humus-rich soil and is seldom bothered by deer or rabbits. Use it in shady borders, foundation plantings, woodland and Asian gardens.

  • Part Shade
  • Hardy in USDA zones 5-8
  • Evergreen foliage

Plant description

An evergreen, vase-shaped fern with glossy dark green, finely divided fronds up to two feet long, the new fronds covered in golden hairs. It grows in dappled light to deep shade in moist, well-drained, humus-rich soil and is seldom bothered by deer or rabbits. Use it in shady borders, foundation plantings, woodland and Asian gardens.

Foliage
Evergreen, dark green, glossy, bipinnate lance-shaped fronds up to 1 to 2 feet long; young fronds carry golden hairs and the stalks silver scales.
Light
Dappled/Filtered Light, Deep Shade

Plant details