A winter's landscape, bleak and brown. Still, splashes of green brighten the steep bank.
Christmas Fern, Polystichum acrostichoides, maintains its luster all winter long, providing some solace for the botanically-minded.
Its festive names stems from being green at Christmas time, but the pinnae (leaflets) resembles a stocking, such as is hung from the mantle to be filled by St. Nick.
2 comments:
"providing some solace for the botanically-minded"
such a perfect quote to sum up my feelings during the bleak, brown and grey winter months!
I love this plant. Such a treat to see when walking along on a chilly winter hike.
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