Photo by Jessi

Sword fern

Polystichum munitum

	Type: Fern
	Location: Most commonly seen fern in our redwood forests. Looks great in hedges or as a larger groundcover plant. Calscape says full to partial shade. However, we find that it can also do well in sunnier spots.
	Websites: For more details, visit Calscape.org/Polystichum-munitum-() Sword Ferns Rhizome Propagation
	Companion Plants: Wild Ginger
	Tags: humboldtNative, hedge, deerResistant, groundcover, beginner, woodland