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Anderson Sword Fern
Photos by Allen Philips 9-26-07
Anderson's sword fern Polystichum andersonii
This species has not been found on Bainbridge by us. Pojar notes that it is a Puget Sound species and this cultavar was acquired through Fancy Fronds nursury.
NW sword ferns tolerat sun and shade, and do well both in wet and dry environments. They do better than most of our other ferns in the dryer environments
and dominate under Douglas Fir. This fern is very similar to our standard sword fern, and is reported to hybridize. Thew yellowing of the leaves is due to the
advent of fall.
updated 9/1/2007 by Allen Philips