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Hardiness: USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F) USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F) USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F) USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F) USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F) USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F) USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)
Sun Exposure: Partial to Full Shade
Danger: N/A
Bloom Color: Inconspicuous/none
Bloom Time: N/A
Foliage: Grown for foliage Evergreen Herbaceous Smooth-Textured
Other details: This plant is suitable for growing indoors Requires consistently moist soil; do not let dry out between waterings This plant is resistant to deer
Soil pH requirements: 6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic) 6.6 to 7.5 (neutral) 7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline)
Patent Information: Non-patented
Propagation Methods: From spores
Seed Collecting: N/A: plant does not set seed, flowers are sterile, or plants will not come true from seed
On Mar 21, 2012, sladeofsky from Louisville, KY (Zone 6b) wrote:
I think this fern is lovely and a bit hardier than zone 8. I bought mine as an annual accent... but 3 years later it is multiplying and thriving. It's leaves are damaged Bo cold but new growth quickly erases those blemishes, at least here. I love it.
On Sep 6, 2010, tennisluv from Snellville, GA wrote:
Planted one of these several years back on the northside of my home @ 20 miles east of Atlanta (zone 7). Have never done anything to it except remove dead fronds each spring. It has slowly spread out to encompass a corner area of 4 ft. No special feeding and never watered. However it is located near a faucet so it does get drippage when I water other plants. For me, it is tough as nails.
On Oct 26, 2007, bdanwood from College Station, TX wrote:
I purchased 25 of what was advertised to be this product from a vendor listed on this site: Santa Rosa Gardens. It turned out to be cyrtomium fortunei (Fortune's Cold Hardy Holly Fern). This product is not as attractive and less drought tolerant. Bad experience with this vendor. We'll see about the ferns.
On Apr 23, 2004, Jerry36 from San Diego, CA wrote:
I water this plant once a week and feed with diluted fish-
emulsian every two weeks, It is in the shade except for late afternoon sun. In a 14 inch pot it seems to be doing quite well.
On Oct 3, 2003, htop from San Antonio, TX (Zone 8b) wrote:
San Antonio, Tx.
I have had several holly fern for many years. The ones that have done the best are the ones that receive more light and less attention. I have only watered them about 4 times this year (although they have had some rain). I killed several by overwatering them which led to disease.
On Aug 31, 2001, MarciaGeiger from south central, WI (Zone 5a) wrote:
Avoid direct sunlight in summer;as houseplant fertilize every 6 months with standard houseplant fertilizer, diluted to 1/2 recomended strength.
Attractive holly shaped leaves
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Birmingham, Alabama Mobile, Alabama Wetumpka, Alabama Benton, Arkansas Haskell, Arkansas Magnet Cove, Arkansas Carlsbad, California Fresno, California Hayward, California Merced, California Santa Cruz, California Bartow, Florida Big Pine Key, Florida Coral Springs, Florida Fort Mc Coy, Florida Inverness, Florida Jacksonville, Florida Keystone Heights, Florida Largo, Florida Port Orange, Florida South Venice, Florida Clarkston, Georgia Cordele, Georgia Druid Hills, Georgia Snellville, Georgia Stone Mountain, Georgia Louisville, Kentucky Parkway Village, Kentucky Baton Rouge, Louisiana Covington, Louisiana New Orleans, Louisiana (2 reports) Slidell, Louisiana Learned, Mississippi Saint James, Missouri Bayshore, North Carolina Charlotte, North Carolina Kure Beach, North Carolina Raleigh, North Carolina Amherst, Ohio Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Astoria, Oregon Rockcreek, Oregon Ladys Island, South Carolina Summerville, South Carolina Middle Valley, Tennessee Brazoria, Texas Bruceville-eddy, Texas Dallas, Texas Fort Worth, Texas Grapevine, Texas Houston, Texas Lufkin, Texas Mckinney, Texas Pecan Grove, Texas Roman Forest, Texas Rowlett, Texas San Antonio, Texas (2 reports) Sunset Valley, Texas Temple, Texas Arlington, Virginia Suffolk, Virginia Virginia Beach, Virginia Kalama, Washington
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