Polystichum polyblepharum Purple/Lavender Flowering Plants The 8" tall flower stalks

The 8" tall flower stalks top the clump from midsummer into October

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it takes a lickin' and

Giant pointed green leaves and all

Here is another new introduction from the garden of the hosta guru-ess Mildred Seaver

Polystichum polyblepharum Purple/Lavender Flowering Plants The 8" tall flower stalksPolystichum 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