Plant Name

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Polystichum setiferum

Common Name

Soft Shield Fern

Fern Type

Shielder Ferns, Buckler Ferns, Holly Ferns and their Relatives
 

Soil

Sandy soil enriched with leaf mould or garden compost

Sun Aspect

Part Shade

Soil Moisture

Moist

Plant Type

Terrestrial Evergreen Fern

Height x Spread in feet

4 x 3

Foliage Colour and Shape/ Division

Graceful arching green fronds that droop at the tips as they unfurl showing lighter coloured undersides.

Frond Length

24-60 inches

Comment

This fern forms a ground-hugging rosette of spreading fronds which are dissected and soft to the touch. Numerous plantlets are produced along the length of the rachis. Native UK plant. See Soft Shield Fern in the Wild Flower Gallery.

Photos from Bird and Gibson of Coblands Nurseries Ltd.

Available from Coblands Nurseries Ltd and Palmstead Nurseries Ltd.

See Soft Shield Fern in the Wildflower Gallery.

Use of Fern

• Ferns suitable for Outdoor Containers
• Cold-Hardy Ferns

Grow in a rock garden or well-drained border.