About
This elegant fern, reaching 20-60cm, with arching shuttlecock fronds. It unfurls attractive fronds in purple. 'Plumosum Gracillimum' is valued in garden settings.
About the genus
Polystichum are mostly evergreen or semi-evergreen ferns, with short stout rhizomes and pinnately divided fronds in neat shuttlecock-like rosettes
Plant details
Suggested usesShade, woodland
Care notes
CultivationMoist humus-rich soil, shade
PruningRemove old fronds spring
PropagationDivide or spores
Pest resistancePest-free
Disease resistanceDisease rare