Plant Name

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Cyrtomium falcatum

Common Name

Japanese Holly Fern

Fern Type

Shielder Ferns, Buckler Ferns, Holly Ferns and their Relatives
 

Soil

Acid or Alkaline Sand

Sun Aspect

Part to Full Shade

Soil Moisture

Moist

Plant Type

Terrestrial Evergreen Fern, often deciduous in harsh climates.

Height x Spread in feet

2 x 1.5

Foliage Colour and Shape/ Division

Spreading, glossy, leathery dark green fronds have holly-like pinnae.

Frond Length

12-20 inches

Comment

Plants are hardy, long-lived and succeed equally well in containers or in the ground. A variety of positions from shade to full sun can be suitable. It is also a useful indoor fern.

Photos from Read of Coblands Nurseries Ltd.

Available from Coblands Nurseries Ltd

Use of Fern

• Suitable for Indoor Decoration
• Ferns for Hanging Baskets
• Ferns suitable for Outdoor Containers
• Cold-Hardy Ferns
• Ferns found on Limestone or Basic Soils (Calciphiles)