Botanical Name: Polystichum setiferum
Common Name: soft shield fern
Family: Dryopteridaceae
Distribution/Origin: Europe
Leaf/Bud: semi-evergreen, soft textures, bipinnate fronds reaching 45cm in length
Flower/Inflorescence:
Fruit/Seed: light yellow circular sori arranged horizontally on backside of leaflets
Stem/Bark:
Size: height 1 - 1.5, spread .5 - 1m
Habit: upright
Form: tufting
Culture: part-full shade, moist well-drained soil
Landscape Use: bedding
Notes: protect crowns from excess winter wetness. propigation by sowing spores or dividing rhizomes
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