Fern Polystichum setiferum

Family: Dryopteridaceae

Genus: Polystichum

Botanical name: Polystichum setiferum

Common name: Soft Shield Fern

Origin: Great Britan

Height: 90 cm

Evergreen

Pot size: 2 litres

Care: Keep moist, but well drained. Happy in dry shade once established.

Light green bipinnate fronds. It forms a single shuttlecock when young but this usually becomes a multiple crowned clump when older.