Polystichum –
Moist soil in partial shade but will also grow in quite dry conditions.

P. setiferum Fresh green, evergreen, fronds,
finely divided. Height 100cm.  Spread
90cm
 

P. setiferum Acutilobum Group  Evergreen
or semi-evergreen fern. Broadly lance shaped or oval, finely divided, soft
and moss like, spreading fronds are clothed with white scales as they
unfurl. The largest fronds bear plantlets on the upper-sides.

P. setiferum Congestum Group
Tight, dark green fronds, evergreen. Height 30 to 45cm. 
Spread 30 to 45cm.

P. setiferum Dahlem Group Fresh
green, finely divided, evergreen, fronds. Height 75cm. 
Spread 60cm. 
 

P. setiferum Herrenhausen Group
Fresh green, finely divided, evergreen, fronds. Height 45cm. 
Spread 45cm. 
 

P.
tsussimense Shiny
green divided leaves, evergreen. Height 60cm. Spread 60cm. Moist or dry
soils in partial shade.