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| Dry |
Shade or semi-shade, well drained but not
dust dry |
| Dry/Wet |
Moist shade or semi-shade, preferably on
the dryish side, a typical shady border often with some trees overhead |
| Wet/Dry |
Moist shade or semi-shade preferably on the
wet side |
| Wet |
Pond sides or boggy areas |
| Deciduous |
Usually die back in first frost |
| Evergreen |
Green all year but leaves may become untidy
by spring |
| Wintergreen |
Green in mild winter, fronds easily break
in winter winds |
Blechnum
Capense, (Palm leaf fern) Evergreen Wet/dry, Height 36-48”
A native
from Australia and New Zealand growing at high elevations, with long palm like
leaves. Rhizomes are short creeping - £15.00 4 litre pots
Blechnum spicant Evergreen Wet
Height 12-18”
Fronds are
narrow lancelote and of dark glossy green appearance. A fern for the all year
around appeal. - £3.50 7 cm & £6.50 2 litre pots
Blechnum chilense Evergreen, Wet/dry,
Height 36-48”
A native of
South America. Bold dark green pinnate leaves makes this truly magnificent
plant. The rhizome are short
creeping -
From £7.50
Blechnum discolour Evergreen, Wet/Dry,
Height 18”+ trunk forming
A native
from New Zealand. Fronds pinnate, pale green on upper surface but almost white
beneath. Needs a damp spot in the garden - From £17.50
Blechnum Nudum (Fishbone Water Fern) Evergreen, Wet/Dry Height 24"
Handsome
fern, originating from the cold mountainous regions of Tasmania and Australia.
Develops a striking black trunk stem with rosette of lime green fronds, colony
forming, needs shade and moist ground. - From £7.50 no trunks from £17.50
with trunks
Blechnum nudum
(Soft Water Fern) Evergreen Wet/Dry, Height 24”
The fronds are broad, dark green and
new fronds are stunningly pink, rhizome short creeping - From £7.50
Blechnum Wattsii (Hard Water Fern) Evergreen, Wet/Dry Height 24-36"
A dark green fern with fronds
appearing deep bronze pink. This fern colonises the same terrain as
Dicksonia Antartica, protected in winter until proven hardy. -
From £7.50