Tassel Fern
Meaning "many eyelashes" polyblepherum describes the fuzzy stems of this glossy deep green garden fern. Dependable and hardy, it lends elegance to the shade border and combines well with Carex, Heuchera and other ferns.
Its homespun name, tassel fern, comes from the frond's unique unfurling habits. After they unwind, the tips hang down, giving it a resemblance of a tassel; however, the these eventually straighten out.
Tassel Fern - Polystichum polyblepharum
Tongue Fern - Pyrrosia
Upside Down Fern - Arachniodes standishii ...
The tassel fern shown in the first two photos lives along our shade corridor's where it constantly proves itself one of the prettiest of many species of ferns we've planted.
Japanese Tassel Fern (Polystichum polyblepharum): The dark, evergreen, lacy leaves of this fern grow upright 24 to 36 inches tall. Grow in light to full shade. Prefers constant moisture but can stand some drought.
Family:
Tassel Fern
Family:
Dryopteridaceae (alternatively Polypodiaceae) ...
Use Japanese tassel fern to create lush evergreen groundcover for shady areas like this bunch at the Atlanta Botanical Garden. Jack uses it beneath Japanese cedars (Cryptomeria japonica) where it performs handsomely.
Usage ...
Tassel Fern [English]: Polystichum polyblepharum
Tassel Flower [English]: Emilia sonchifolia
Tassel Flower [English]: Amaranthus caudatus 'Fat Spike'
Tassel Flower [English]: Amaranthus caudatus 'Pony Tails' ...
Rock Tassel Fern, Club Moss
About 450 species of evergreen perennials, chiefly of tropical and subtropical regions but with a few species extending into temperate areas. The Club Mosses are actually more closely related to ferns than to mosses.
 See also: Ferns, Fern, Green, Evergreen, May
  
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