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Tag Archives: Polystichum acrostichoides
FERN: Polystichum acrostichoides (Christmas Fern)
Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
Christmas Fern is a forever plant, a lifetime fern with beautiful leathery lance-shaped fronds growing in arching, circular clusters from the crown. The common name is derived from its evergreen nature and from the shape of its pinnae which suggest Christmas stockings. This native is common throughout the Mid-Atlantic Region. Continue reading
Native Plants for Winter Interest
A number of plants native to our region provide continuing value and interest in our gardens into the winter. Their evergreen foliage or interesting bark add beauty to the landscape, while their berries, seeds, or stems provide support to wildlife through the cold months. Continue reading
Posted in MG in the Garden
Tagged American Holly, Betula nigra, Christmas fern, Cornus sericea, eastern Joe Pye weed, Eastern Red Cedar, Echinacea purpurea, Eutrochium dubium, Hamamelis virginiana, Ilex opaca, Ilex verticillata, Juniperus virginiana, Lonicera sempervirens, Mitchella repens, Native plants, native trumpet honeysuckle, New York ironweed, Partridgeberry, Polystichum acrostichoides, purple coneflower, red twig dogwood, River birch, Vernonia noveborascensis, winter interest, Winterberry Holly, witch-hazel
The Shade Garden Showcases Ferns
by Dina Lehmann-Kim, Master Gardener While the Shade Garden at Bon Air Park is host to a wide variety of plants, the stars this month are the ferns. Ferns thrive in shade and come in a range of sizes, hues, … Continue reading
Posted in MG in the Garden, Shade Garden, Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
Tagged Adiantum pedatum, Athyrium niponiscum ‘Pictum’, Christmas fern, Dennstaedtia punctilobula, ferns, hay-scented fern, interrupted fern, Japanese painted fern, maidenhair fern, Master Gardener Demonstration Shade Garden, Osmunda claytoniana, Polystichum acrostichoides, royal fern (Osmunda regalis)
