| Common Name: |
Korean Tassel Fern |
| Scientific Name: |
Polystichum polyblepharum |
| Other Name(s): |
Aka Tassel Fernm, Japanese Lace Fern, Holly Fern, Bristle Fern |
| Category: |
Fern |
| Habit: |
Evergreen |
| Flower Description: |
Non-flowering |
| Foliage Description: |
Shiny, bipinnate, dark green fronds (to 1-2 ft. long) with finely divided but overlapping pinnae. It grows in an outward-spreading, vase-shaped clump to 2 ft. tall and 2 ft. wide. Crosiers flip over backwards to form tassels as the newly emerging fronds unfurl |
| Height of Plant: |
1 1/2-2 ft. |
| Spread of Plant: |
1 1/2-2 ft. |
| Hardiness: |
USDA Zones 5 - 8 |
| Light Requirements: |
Part shade to full shade |
| Water Usage: |
Medium |
| Moisture Requirement(s): |
Organically rich, consistently moist, well-drained loams |
| Native Range: |
Native to Japan and southern Korea |
| Maintenance: |
Low |
| Other Information: |
Specific epithet means ?many eyelashes? in reference to the bristly scales found on the stipe and rachis |
| Photographer: |
Richard Buggeln |
| Location: |
Japanese Garden |