Christmas Fern
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Delivery and Shipping
Delivery and Shipping
Shipping
To obtain a more accurate shipment time-frame, simply enter your zip code in the “Find Your Growing Zone” box to the right. Our plants are grown all over the country and lead time on items may be different because of this. Once your order is placed, you will also receive the specific shipment time-frame information as part of your order confirmation. Once an item ships, you will receive shipment notification and tracking numbers, so you can follow along while your plant travels to your doorstep. We use FedEx, UPS, or USPS at our discretion.
Due to winter weather we have put a hold on shipping to the areas shown below in grey. You can still order now and we will ship the plant to you during an appropriate time for your zone.
Standard Shipping Rates
At Nature Hills we handle, package and ship the products you order with the utmost care to ensure healthy delivery. Shipping and handling charges are calculated based on the tables below. Please note that some items include an additional handling surcharge, these will be noted on the item's product page.
| From | To | S&H |
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| $0 | $19.99 | $24.99 |
| $20 | $49.99 | $29.99 |
| $50 | $69.99 | $34.99 |
| $70 | $99.99 | $39.99 |
| $100 | $129.99 | $44.99 |
| $130 | $149.99 | $48.99 |
| $150 | $150+ | Approx 28% |
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Buying Options for Plants
Nature Hills sells a large variety of plants with several options available. Plants are offered in both potted containers and as dormant bare root without soil. Here is a helpful resource to understand your options as you create a beautiful landscape with help from Nature Hills.
Ever wonder what a larger plant will mean for your landscape? Container Sizes are really all about the age of the plant!
Seasonally, Nature Hills offers hand selected, high quality bare root trees, shrubs and perennials. Bare root plants are sold by height from the top of the root system to the top of the plant. Plants may be taller than the height minimums.
- Popular sizes of select trees are 1 foot, 2 feet, 3 feet, etc.
- Popular sizes of select bare root plants is 1 foot, 18 inches, etc.
Nature Hills Container Size by Volume
Keep in mind, specific varieties and different growing conditions can affect the rate at which plants grow. Variations in size may occur.
| Young Plants to 18 Months | ||
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| Size | Volume | |
| 2"x2"x3" | Ranges from | .18 to .21 dry quarts / .198 to .23 dry liters in volume |
| 4.5" Container | Equal to | .65 dry quart / .72 dry liter in volume |
| Sprinter Pot | Equal to | .63 dry quart / .69 dry liter in volume |
| 4" Container | Ranges from | .31 to .87 / .35 to .96 dry liter in volume |
| 6" Container | Equal to | 1.4 dry quarts / 1.59 dry liters in volume |
| 1 Quart | Equal to | 1 dry quart / 1.1 dry liter in volume |
| 5.5" Container | Equal to | 1.89 of a dry quart / 2.08 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x5" | Ranges from | .8 to 1.1 dry quarts / .88 to 1.2 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x6" | Ranges from | 1.0 to 1.3 dry quarts / 1.1 to 1.41 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x9" | Ranges from | 1.1 to 2.1 dry quarts / 1.2 to 2.3 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x10" | Ranges from | 1.7 to 2.3 dry quart / 1.87 to 2.53 dry liters in volume |
| Plants 18 Months - 2.5 Years Old | ||
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| Size | Volume | |
| 2 Quart | Equal to | 2 dry quarts / 2.2 dry liters in volume |
| #1 Container | Ranges from | 2.26 to 3.73 dry quarts / 2.49 to 4.11 dry liters in volume |
| 5"x5"x12" | Equal to | 3.5 to 4.3 dry quarts / 3.85 to 4.74 dry liters in volume |
| Plants 2 - 4 Years Old | ||
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| Size | Volume | |
| #2 Container | Ranges from | 1.19 to 1.76 dry gallons / 5.24 to 7.75 dry liters in volume |
| #3 Container | Ranges from | 2.32 to 2.76 dry gallons / 10.22 to 12.16 dry liters in volume |
| Plants 3 - 5 Years Old | ||
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| Size | Volume | |
| #5 Container | Ranges from | 2.92 to 4.62 dry gallons / 12.86 to 20.35 dry liters in volume |
| #6 Container | Ranges from | 5.25 to 6.01 dry gallons / 23.12 to 26.42 dry liters in volume |
| #7 Container | Ranges from | 5.98 to 6.08 dry gallons / 26.34 to 26.78 dry liters in volume |
Plant Highlights
Christmas Fern highlights at a glance!
Plant Highlights
Plant Highlights
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Sun ExposureFull Shade, Partial Shade
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Growing Zones 4-9
Pretty and evergreen, the Christmas Fern (Polystichum acrostichoides) occurs in both dry and moist wooded slopes, moist banks and ravines throughout the eastern half of the US! It typically grows in a fountain-like clump and features leathery, lance-shaped, evergreen fronds. It is green at Christmas time as the common name suggests.
The cut-leaf arching sword-like fronds are divided into fine-textured toothy, stocking-shaped pinnae, that also keep with the Christmas theme! The crosiers (aka: young fiddleheads) in spring are silvery and scaled. On mature leaves, spore-producing Sori appear on the underside of the pinnae toward the end of the fronds for a unique two-tone flash of brown as the fronds wave in the breeze.
Christmas ferns are asymmetrical with a fine texture and have a moderately dense crown. The evergreen fronds provide good winter interest for landscapes throughout USDA planting zones 4 to 9! Growing just 1-2 feet tall and wide, these evergreen Ferns won't get into trouble as they ramble through the understory!
Planting and Application:
Christmas Ferns prefer the dappled shade areas of your landscape, like the understories of large trees, beneath the canopies of large shrubs, or the north and eastern side of your home's foundation!
This Fern does not spread but the clumps increase in size over time, allowing you to divide them periodically, increasing their presence throughout your shade-garden beds, borders, and landscape as edging or en masse filler.
These plants serve as hosts for butterfly larvae, so they are fantastic additions to a native shade garden surrounded by pollinator-friendly plants! Even container gardens and large planters gain a pretty green skirting and filler plant! Snip a few of the fronds for your cut flower bouquets indoors too!
- Fine-Textured Hardy Fern
- Bright Orange-Red & Coppery Pink New Growth!
- Deep Green Fronds All Summer
- Arching Mounded Clumps
- Amazing Bright Red Fall Color
- Great Groundcover, Edging, Borders & Container Focal Points!
#ProPlantTips for Care:
Christmas ferns enjoy shade and it will not survive in the sun! So give them a full shade, moist location in hot climates, and partial shade or morning sun and afternoon location in cooler growing zones. Best grown in moist, enriched, well-drained soil, these native Ferns are resilient and adaptable to nearly anything once established, however, they will appreciate supplemental moisture during extended heat and drought.
Plant with Nature Hills Root Booster for symbiotic life-long support at the roots. A 3-4 inch deep layer of mulch helps retain soil moisture as well as insulate the root system from heat and chill. Adapted to the Northeastern and Southeastern US, deer and rabbits seldom bother eating these plants. Prune or shear back in early spring before new growth emerges to clean up any dead debris and to give the plant a fresh, clean look for the next growing season.
- Part Shade & Full Shade
- Almost Any Rich Soil Type
- Moderate to High Moisture
- Drought Tolerant Once Established
- Cold Hardy, Easy-Care & Low Maintenance
Enjoy greenery all year round with the evergreen native Christmas Fern in your shady landscape today! Order enough for your next project from NatureHills.com!
