Japanese Holly Fern
Cyrtomium falcatum (POLYPODIACEAE)
Planting and Growing Japanese Holly Fern
You’ll find everything you need to know to plant and grow Japanese holly fern in the accompanying table’s tabs:
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- Flowers, fronds, and spores of Japanese holly fern
- Growing conditions for Japanese holly fern
- When and where to plant Japanese holly fern
- How to plant Japanese holly fern
- How to shape, prune and control growth of Japanese holly fern
- Watering, fertilizing, and care of Japanese holly fern
- Landscape uses of Japanese holly fern
- Pest and disease control for Japanese holly fern
Growing Japanese Holly Fern
Several cultivars and horticultural varieties of erect, open, rhizomatous, semi-evergreen ferns, to 30 in. (75 cm) tall and 4 ft. (1.2 m) wide, with shiny, leathery, deep green, arching, featherlike, divided leaves, to 30 in. (75 cm) long, with lance-shaped, toothed leaflets, to 3 in. (75 mm) long, on fibrous stems.
Closely related species with similar care needs include fortune’s holly fern, Cyrtomium fortunei and big-leaf holly fern, Cyrtomium macrophyllum.
Japanese Holly Fern Planting and Care Guide
Best Climates
U.S.D.A. Plant Hardiness Zones 7–11. Semi-hardy.
Soil Type and Fertility
Moist to damp, well-drained, sandy humus or, in water features, shoreline sites. Fertility: Rich. 6.0–7.0 pH.
Where and How to Plant
Partial to full shade. Space 18–24 in. (45–60 cm) apart.
Proper Care
Easy. Keep moist; allow soil surface to dry between waterings. Fertilize monthly. Propagate by division.
About This Species
Good choice for hanging baskets, borders, containers, edgings, fillers in natural, shade, tropical, woodland gardens and water feature shorelines. Good as houseplant. Pest resistant. Fungal disease susceptible.