Chile blechnum
Also known as: Chilean hard fern
A robust rhizomatous evergreen fern with dark green, lance-shaped, simply-pinnate fronds to 1.2m in height, the fertile fronds more erect, with narrowly linear pinnae
Scientific classification
- Species
- Chile blechnum (Blechnum chilense)
- Genus
- Blechnum
- Family
- Blechnaceae
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- Toxicity
- Ferns
- Plant type
- 1-1.5 metres
- Height
- 1.5-2.5 metres
- Spread
- Evergreen
- Foliage
- Suckering
- Habit
- Spring · Summer · Autumn · Winter
- Season of interest
- Full shade · Partial shade
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
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Distribution of Chile blechnum
Distribution map
Chile, Argentina
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Culture
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Toxicity
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Quick identification of Chile blechnum
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Chile blechnum care guide
- Keep soil evenly moist with high humidity and no standing water
- Watering
- Full shade · Partial shade
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
Watering
Keep soil evenly moist with high humidity and no standing water
Fertilizing
FertilizingWeak foliage feed monthly during active frond growth
Pruning
PruningDead or damaged fronds may be removed as necessary
Propagation
PropagationPropagate by sowing spores (may not come true) in mid to late summer or by division in spring
Growing
GrowingEasy to grow in most cool, moist, shaded sites
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Common pests and diseases
Diseases
Generally disease free outdoors
Pests
Generally pest-free outdoors
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