Species Polystichum polyblepharum (Japanese Lace Fern, Tassel Fern, Japanese Tassel Fern, Korean Tassel Fern) | Known

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Names

Scientific name: Polystichum polyblepharum
Common name: Japanese Lace Fern, Tassel Fern, Japanese Tassel Fern, Korean Tassel Fern

Measurements

Height: 1 - 3 ft
Spread: 12 - 24 in
Spacing: 36 in
Growth Rate: Moderate

Requirements

Hardiness zones: 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
Sunlight: Partial Shade, Full Shade
Soil Drainage: Moist but Well-drained
Soil type: Loam
Soil pH: Moderately acidic (5.6 - 6.0), Slightly acidic (6.1 - 6.5), Neutral (6.6 - 7.3), Slightly alkaline (7.4 - 7.8)

Physical Traits

Lifecycle: Perennial
Leaf lifecycle: Evergreen broadleaf
Foliage color: Dark Green, Yellow-Green
Fall foliage: Green
Bloom time: Winter
Seasons of interest: Winter
Propagation methods: Spores, Division

Taxonomy

Taxonomic Rank: Species
Author: C.Presl
Publication: Epimel. Bot. 56. 1851 [Oct 1851]

Superior Taxa

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Pteridobiotina
Phylum: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Subclass: Polypodiidae
Order: Polypodiales
Family: Dryopteridaceae
Subfamily: Dryopteridoideae
Genus: Polystichum

Synonyms

Aetopteron polyblepharon Aspidium polyblepharon Polystichum japonicum Aspidium polyblepharum Aspidium aculeatum var. japonicum Polystichum aculeatum var. japonicum Polystichum polyblepharum f. scabiosum

References

Polystichum polyblepharum (Japanese Tassel Fern), Gardenia, https://www.gardenia.net/plant/polystichum-polyblepharum, accessed October 23, 2024

Polystichum polyblepharum - Plant Finder, Missouri Botanical Garden, https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=c813, accessed October 23, 2024

Polystichum polyblepharum (Korean Tassel Fern, Tassel Fern) | North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox, NC State Extension, https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/polystichum-polyblepharum/, accessed October 23, 2024

Great Plant Picks: Unbeatable Plants for the Maritime Northwest Garden, Great Plant Picks, https://www.greatplantpicks.org/plantlists/view/1224, accessed October 23, 2024

Polystichum polyblepharum | Hardy Fern Foundation, Hardy Fern Foundation, https://hardyferns.org/ferns/polystichum-polyblepharum/, accessed October 23, 2024

Polystichum polyblepharum|Japanese lace fern/RHS Gardening, RHS Gardening, https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/25908/polystichum-polyblepharum/details, accessed October 23, 2024

World Flora Online, http://www.worldfloraonline.org/, accessed June 20, 2024