Braun's Holly Fern
Photo courtesy Wisconsin State Herbarium
and Eric J. Epstein
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Holly Fern
Polypodiaceae
Cyrtomium falcatum is a coarse-textured; but handsome fern to 2 to 3 ft. tall.
Holly Fern
Description
Ferns are most definitely shade loving plants that require adequate, if not more than adequate, amounts of water for best performance in the landscape.
Holly Fern (Cyrtomium spp.): Bold, coarse textured evergreen leaves make these large ferns a feature in the landscape year-round. Holly ferns grow up to 30 inches tall depending on species.
TENDER HOLLY FERN (Cyrtomium falcalum) - An excellent and reliable indoor and cool greenhouse fern, with once-pinnate fronds, 1-1/2 to 2-1/2 ft. tall, of rapid growth.
Holly ferns are not picky as to soil conditions. C. fortunei likes the acidic loamy soils typical along Puget Sound, but in areas with somewhat more alkaline soils it would still do fine.
Holly Fern - Cyrtomium
Indian Holly Fern - Arachniodes simplicior
Korean Rock Fern - Polystichum tsus-simense ...
Japanese holly fern
Description
Japanese holly fern is an upright fern that forms a rounded mound up to 2 ft (60 cm) high and 3 ft (1 m) wide. It sports glossy, very dark green fronds on slender, arching stems.
Cyrtomium (Japanese holly fern, Large-leaved holly fern)
Cytisus (Broom, Genista)
Dalechampia (Costa Rican Butterfly Vine) ...
Cyrtomium falcatum (Holly fern) Pteris tremula Ferns from bulbils (similar to small bulbs).
The only species grown as a pot plant is Asplenium bulbi- ferum.
Ferns from runners ...
Japanese Holly Fern (Cyrtomium falcatum)
Japanese Honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica 'Halliana')
Japanese Iris (Iris ensata)
Japanese Iris (Iris tectorum 'Alba')
Japanese Kerria (Kerria japonica)
Japanese Kerria (Kerria japonica 'Pleniflora') ...
It is sometimes called holly fern due to the distinctive shape of the fronds. This fern has an upright habit and looks particularly attractive among other ferns or woodland plants in a shady border. But it does need humus-rich soil to thrive in.
Cyrtomium falcatum
(Japanese holly fern) Be the first to rate this plant
Hardiness Zones:
1 ...
Not all are 'ferny' either, some like the shield fern, don't have tiny pinnae on their fronds, but have large, strap-like leaves, and Holly ferns have leaves like, well, holly.
 See also: Holly, Lady Fern, Orchid, Staghorn fern, Lady
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