East Indian Holly Fern is a slow-growing evergreen fern with an upright vase-like habit and thick glossy fronds with an unusual creamy yellow stripe along the midrib. Thrives in rich, moist, acidic soils with some shade. Tolerates wet soils and resistant to deer.
Also sold as Arachniodes simplicior 'Variegata' or Arachnoides aristata 'Variegata'.
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1' - 2’ |
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1’ - 3’ |
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Spacing: |
2’ |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
7 - 10 |
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. Protect from winds. no serious disease or pest issues.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Garden, Rock Gardens, Native Gardens, Naturalized Areas, Pond Edges, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Astilbe, Hosta, Columbine
IMAGES: Leonora (Ellie) Enking, Arachniodes simplicior, (2) Keisotyo, Arachniodes simplicior hakatasd02, CC BY-SA 4.0, (3) Raffi Kojian, Gardenology.org-IMG 2364 rbgs11jan, CC BY-SA 3.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
