Narrowleaf Sword Fern
Polystichum imbricans
Narrowleaf sword fern is a compact, drought-tolerant evergreen sword fern of dry rocky western slopes, holding stiff upright fronds through summer dryness.
- Family
- Dryopteridaceae
- Type
- fern
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 0.5–1.5 ft
- Spacing
- 0.5–1.5 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- neutral, acidic
- Landscape uses
- groundcover, container, naturalizing
- Native states
- CA, OR, WA