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
- 3–4 ft
- Spacing
- 2–4 ft apart
- Light
- part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- acidic
- Wildlife value
- mammals, songbirds
- Landscape uses
- border
- Native states
- CA, OR, WA