Polystichum polyblepharum
(Japanese Tassel Fern)
Family - Dryopteridaceae
Category - Fern
Origin - Japan, South Korea
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H7
Height - up to 60cm
Width - 90cm
Location - The Woodland Walk
Description: An Evergreen fern that forms shuttlecock-like rosettes. Arching, glossy dark green fronds have oblong leaflets (pinnae) that are toothed at the margins. Each frond can reach 80cm in length and the central stem on younger fronds is covered in woolly, reddish-brown hair. Spores are produced on the undersides of the fronds.
Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
Additional common name - Japanese Lace Fern
Foliage:
Glossy, dark green fronds are bipinnate with oblong leaflets and toothed margins. The central stem is covered in reddish-brown hair. Each frond can reach 80cm in length and has an elegant, arching habit.
Foliage Senescence: Evergreen
Foliage Shape: Bipinnate fronds with oblong leaflets
Propagation:
Division, spores.
Cultivation:
Best in partial shade to shade in fertile, moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained.