Christmas Fern

The range of this species includes much of eastern North America up into southern Canada.  Its occurrence in Florida is sparse with appropriate substrate likely being the primary determining factor.



Treasure if you have it. Good for rock gardens and shade gardens as an understory plant.

Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.



Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Benefits from periodic removal of old fronds.

Rocky hammocks and upper margins of swamps.

• Interesting foliage