Tried and True Native Plant Selection 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.
Learn more about Polystichum acrostichoides.
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