Polystichum tripteron Greece In early summer the clumps

In early summer the clumps are topped with 3' tall scapes of light lavender flowers

each surrounded by a wide golden border

looking like a pink alien head with a white neck

but when we planted a patch in half day sun

Polystichum tripteron Greece In early summer the clumpsPolystichum tripteron is one of our most admired and requested ferns, but unfortunately one that is always in short supply. This robust clump former hails from moist mountain woodlands in China, Japan, and Korea. In the garden, Trifid sword fern forms an attractive, 2' wide, deciduous clump of medium green fronds. The basal pair of pinnae (fern leaflets) got carried away and grew much longer than the other pinnae resulting in unusual fronds that look