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Polystichum setiferum


Soft-Shield Fern




Origin:  Native to Southwestern Europe.
Family
Dryopteridaceae
Genus
Polystichum
Species
setiferum
Category
Perennials
Synonyms
Polystichum setiferum angulare, Polystichum setiferum bulbosum
USDA Hardiness Zone
1a - 6a
Canadian Hardiness Zone
0a - 5b
RHS Hardiness Zone
H7
Temperature (°C)
-51 - (-21)
Temperature (°F)
-60 - (-5)
Height
30 - 120 cm
Spread
50 - 130 cm
Photographs
Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
General Description
Polystichum setiferum is a rhizomatous, softly-textured evergreen fern with mid-green fronds and stalks covered in orange-brown scales.
Landscape
Underplanting or border for cottages, informal, rose and wildflower gardens.
Cultivation
Grow in part to full shade, in moist, well-drained, humusy soil. Protect from excess moisture in winter.
Shape
Clumping.
Growth
Medium
Bark/Stem Description
Stipes are covered in wide, pale orange-brown scales.
Leaf Description
Mid-green, pointed fronds are 30 - 120 ⨉ 10 - 25 cm with pinnae up to 11 ⨉ 2.5 cm, up to 40 per side. Secondary divisions or pinnules have serrated margins.
Flower Description
Non-flowering.
Colour Description
Greenish-red foliage. Greenish-red stems.
Texture Description
Fronds have a soft feathery texture.
Notable Specimens
VanDusen Botanical Garden, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Sissinghurst Castle Gardens, Cranbrook, Kent, United Kingdom.
Propagation
By sowing spores or division of rhizomes.
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