Polystichum acrostichoides Plants from China The woody perennial species are

The woody perennial species are most often shrubs though there are some salvias that are trees

They are often called "Autumn Sage" for their peak bloom is late summer into fall

This slow but easy-to-grow hosta is topped with nice stalks of white flowers that attract hummingbirds in early summer

which truly resembles the beak of a bird

Polystichum acrostichoides Plants from China The woody perennial species arePolystichum acrostichoides is a wonderful, easy to grow, deer resistant US native (Minnesota south to Florida) with sturdy, dark, evergreen fronds emanating from a central point, making a 2' wide clump particularly effective when used in drifts. The fronds first emerge upright, then flatten with age. Christmas fern (known in PC circles as the Seasonal Holiday Fern) is one of the finest of all evergreen ferns and retains its attractive appearance all