Christmas Fern
Polystichum acrostichoidesnative · Central Texas
Christmas Fern is a perennial wildflower native to Central Texas that grows 1–2 ft tall and 1 ft wide. It wants part shade to shade and medium water. Blooms not applicable in no bloom. Evergreen — it holds its leaves through winter. Good for birds.
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The facts
5 sources- Type
- Perennial wildflower
- Sun
- Part shade to shade (2–4 hrs of direct sun)
- Water
- Medium
- Height
- 1–2 ft
- Spread
- 1 ft
- Bloom
- No Bloom · not applicable
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Soil
- Recorded on loam, moist, rocky, sand
- Wildlife
- Supports birds
Where it grows
Recorded in this EPA Level IV ecoregion in the Austin and Hill Country launch area:
Floodplains and Low Terraces
1 occurrence record in Central Texas (GBIF).
Can you buy it?
Also grows here — hard to find. Native and recorded growing in Central Texas, but not on the grower stock lists we read. Sourcing varies: some are stocked widely, others you will have to hunt for.