Perennials > Blechnum > Blechnum spicant > Blechnum spicant
Blechnum spicant
Hard Fern, Deer Fern
Origin: Alaska south to Idaho and California in the United States of America..
| Family |
| Blechnaceae |
| Genus |
| Blechnum |
| Species |
| spicant |
| Category |
| Perennials |
| Synonyms |
| Osmunda spicant; Struthiopteris spicant; Lomaria spicant; Blechnum doodioides |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 5 - 8 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 6 |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H6 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -28 - (-21) |
| Temperature (°F) |
| -20 to - 15 |
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Description and Growing Information
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| Landscape |
| Ground cover in gardens and urban areas. |
| Cultivation |
| Grow in part shade to full shade in very moist, acidic and humus-rich soils. |
| Shape |
| Mounding. |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| Habitat |
| In mesic to wet forests, peat bogs, streambanks and clearings in lowland and montane areas. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Smooth and thin stems. |
| Leaf Description |
| Evergreen, 10 - 60 cm long and 2 - 10 cm wide. Fan out with multiple leaflets. |
| Colour Description |
| Vivid green leaves. Dark reddish-brown stems. |
| Texture Description |
| Medium. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Van Dusen Garden, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. |
| Propagation |
| By division in spring. |
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