• Eventual Height: 0.6m
  • Eventual Spread: 0.9m
hard shield fern hard shield fern

Polystichum aculeatum

hard shield fern

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  • Position: full or partial shade
  • Soil: fertile, humus-rich, well-drained soil
  • Rate of growth: average
  • Hardiness: fully hardy

    This evergreen fern is a native of Britain, with lustrous, long, narrow, dark green fronds forming a distinctive shuttlecock-like shape. It looks wonderful left to colonise in a woodland setting or under deciduous trees, where it will provide interest all year round. The filigree-like foliage looks stunning when it is covered in frost.

  • Garden care: Incorporate lots of well-rotted leaf mould, composted pine needles or garden compost into the planting hole. Remove dead foliage in spring.


    • Eventual Height: 0.6m
    • Eventual Spread: 0.9m
    Polystichum aculeatum - hard shield fern Our native, evergreen shuttlecock fern.