Polystichum polyblepharum Purple/Lavender Flowering Plants The black-green upright leaves form

The black-green upright leaves form a delightful small 10" tall clump (rarely taller)

but we've heard reports of root survival in Zone 5

long after most other baptisias have finished flowering

since they are free bird seed prior to that time

Giant pointed green leaves and all

Polystichum polyblepharum Purple/Lavender Flowering Plants The black-green upright leaves formPolystichum polyblepharum is probably the most attractive fern we grow, so why is it so hard to describe? The dark, evergreen, plasticillate (made that one up) foliage arches out from a central crown, forming a 2' wide, deer resistant clump. Each frond is a lacily cut artistic masterpiece this sounds pretty syrupy, doesn't it? Actually, the species name "polyblepharum" means "many eyelashes" does that help? How about saying: "Korean tassel fern is