A popular native fern with dark leathery green, wintergreen fronds, in spring the fiddle-heads of Christmas fern are an attractive silvery-gray. Easily cultured and slow to spread.
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Details
Hardiness Zone:
3
Blossom Color:
Growth Habit:
Clump Forming
Max Height:
2'
Texture:
Medium Texture
Recommended Spacing:
1½' to 2'
We sell this plant in these containers:
#1 Pot
Special Characteristics
Seasonal Effect
Moderate Area
Drought Tolerant
Large Area
Small Area
Deer Resistant
Evergreen
Sandy Soil Tolerant
Controls Erosion
Native Species
Features
Popular native species with dark leathery green, wintergreen leaves. The springborne fiddleheads are attractive silvery-gray.
Landscape Value
Specimen, companion, accent, or massed as a ground cover. Drought tolerant.
Care
Watering:
Christmas Fern is very drought tolerant and typically only needs watering during the hottest days of summer.
Fertilizing:
Christmas Fern needs little fertilizer, but benefits from a single springtime or fall topdressing (about 1 inch deep) of organic compost or well rotted leaves. Alternatively, a springtime application of a slow release fertilizer with a 3-1-2 ratio (such as a 15-5-10) can be applied at a rate of about 10 pounds per 1000 square feet.
Pruning:
Christmas Fern should be enjoyed all winter long, then, during early April before it begins to grow again, it should be pruned or mowed back to ground level.
