Braun's Holly Fern
Polystichum braunii
Polypodiaceae
Other names
Bear'S Bed, Shield Fern
Growth habit
Fern
Perennation
Long-lived polycarpic perennial
Native distribution
Northwestern N. America, Europe, China and Japan
Location
Floriculture War Memorial Trail, Comstock Knoll and Rhododendron Collection, Zucker Shrub Collection
Source of plant
Sunny Border Ohio, Shady Oaks Nursery, Sunny Border Nurseries
Description
Fronds 10"-28" long, erect and arching, evergreen, bipinnate, the pinnules leathery and bristle-toothed. Fiddleheads, stipe and rachis densely covered with silver scales which mature to tan.
USDA Hardiness Zone
3
Special characteristics
foliage characteristics