| Description | This fern grows in moister shaded sites and it's fronds become a lustrous green as they mature. |
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| Pronunciation | (pol-IS-tick-um) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Ferns - Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 5-8 |
| Sunlight | shaded |
| Moisture | average to moist, better a little drier in the winter |
| Soil & Site | moist, rich slightly on he acid side |
| Leaves | bipinnate fronds, mature to a lustrous dark green, stpe and rachis are heavily scaled, the young, golden light green crosiers (fiddle heads) unfold donward |
| Dimensions | reaches 1-2 feet with arching fronds, somewhat evergreen |
| Propagation | division, spores |
| Native Site | Native to Japan and Korea. |
| Misc Facts | The species name polyblepharum means "many eyelashes" relating to the bristly scales. (syn P. setosum) |
| Notes & Reference | #90-Ferns for American Gardens (John T Mickel) |
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