Scientific Name:
Polystichum setiferum
Pronunciation:
puh-LISS-tih-kum seh-TIFF-er-um
Common Name:
hedge fern
Family Name:
Dryopteridaceae
Plant Type:
Fern, Semi-evergreen
Key ID Features:
Frond blades 20-100cm long x 9-25cm wide, stalks 5-10cm long, very scaly, bi-pinnate, pinnae ovate, up to 40 pairs, pinnules alternate, often overlapping, lanceolate-oblong, 5-15mm long x 2-5mm wide, margin slightly lobed to serrate to spiny, rachis covered in hairy, brown scales; sori small, indusium present.
Habit:
Arching
Form:
Mounded, Vase
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
0.7 - 1.3m
Mature Spread:
1.0 - 1.5m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Europe
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C)
Exposure:
Part sun/part shade, Filtered shade, Deep shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Acidic, Humus rich, Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Container planting, Ground cover, Group or mass planting, Perennial border, Small garden/space, Summer interest, Woodland margin
Additional Info:
Google. Cultivars shown or on campus may include P. ‘Herrenhausen’, P. 'Dahlem', P. 'Mossy Mama', and P. ‘Plumosum’ (species is larger compared to P. polyblepharum).
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Compound, Fern-like
Arrangement:
Basal
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Compound Leaf:
Bipinnate
Colour in Fall:
Green
Shapes:
Lanceolate
Margins:
Serrate
Inflorescence Type:
Flower Morphology:
Colour (petals):
No flowers
Flower Time at Peak:
Fruit Type:
Sporangium (spores)
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Jun, Jul
Additional Info:
Not showy
Bark or Stem Colour:
n/a
Organ Modifications:
Rhizomes
Propagation:
Spore, Tissue culture
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Fungal leaf spot (Pest resistant)
Course(s):
- HORT 2355
Location(s):
- (GAZ) GAZebo
- (GAZW) GAZebo West : q. 1
- (NRY) NuRserY : cv. Plumosum
- (ONE) Overpass North side East
- (PPL) Pine PLanting : cv. Herrenhausen