Polypodium vulgare
WALL FERN
- Leathery deep green leaves
- Each leaflet has a blunt point
- Single fronds grow up the long rhizome
HEIGHT: 25-35 cm · SPREAD: 45-80 cm
Polystichum acrostichoides
CHRISTMAS FERN
- Glossy leathery deep green leaves
- Young fiddleheads are covered in fine silver hairs
- Upright clumping habit
HEIGHT: 45-60 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Polystichum polyblepharum
JAPANESE TASSEL FERN
- AKA Polystichum setosum
- Glossy dark green fronds
- Hairy copper-coloured stems
HEIGHT: 30-60 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 cm
Polystichum setiferum 'Herrenhausen'
SOFT SHIELD FERN
- Fine-textured mid-green fronds
- New fronds look like curled parsley
- Arching, clumping habit
HEIGHT: 30-50 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Pteridium aquilinum
BRACKEN FERN
- Sturdy bright green triangular fronds
- Found in large patches in wet or dry conditions
- Single fronds emerge from spreading rhizomes
HEIGHT: 40-80 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm