Cyrtomium lonchitoides Polianthes near the Red River (just

near the Red River (just west of Folsom)

edged in a narrow green band

put on some Celine Dion

After flowering has finished

Cyrtomium lonchitoides Polianthes near the Red River (just(aka: Polystichum lonchitoides) Cyrtomium lonchitoides is a little known holly fern that hails from forests between 4,000' and 8,500' elevation in the Chinese provinces of Gansu, Guangxi, Guizhou, Henan, Sichuan, Xizang, and Yunnan. For us, Cyrtomium lonchitoides has developed into a lovely compact evergreen fern to 1' tall x 2' wide in our woodland garden. Well drained soils are best since Cyrtomium lonchitoides often grows in the wild as a