Christmas fern (Polystichum acrostichoides)

Evergreen fern with dark green fronds rising from a short, creeping rhizome.  Fronds have a distinctive pinnae that resemble the toe of a Christmas stocking.  Common to woodlands and shady, rocky slopes.  Fiddleheads have silvery white scales and stand out in early spring.

Bare root rhizomes are available from October 30 to November 31 2026 and March 30 to April 30 April 2027.

Bare root rhizomes sold in bundles of 5.

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