Deer Fern
Blechnum spicant
Description | This deep shade-loving fern produces two distinctly different types of fronds on one plant: evergreen, outward-reaching sterile fronds with denser leaflets, creating a slightly flattened rosette year-round, and stiffly upright, fertile fronds with narrower, less dense leaflets that last through summer, giving it added seasonal interest. |
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Light | Full shade, Partial shade |
Watering | Keep soil moist to wet. |
Blooms | Prized for foliage. |
Mature Size | Moderate growing; reaches 8 to 20 in. tall, 24 in. wide. |
Deciduous/Evergreen | Evergreen |
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Special Features | Easy Care, North American Native Selection |
Problems/Solutions | Coastal Exposure, Rabbit Resistant, Very Wet Areas |
Growth Rate | Moderate |
Landscape Use | Border, Ground Cover |
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Foliage Color | Green |
Companion Plants | Mukdenia (Mukdenia); Columbine (Aquilegia); Hosta (Hosta); Lungwort (Pulmonaria); Bleeding Heart (Dicentra) |
Care | Thrives in humus-rich, well-drained, neutral to very acidic soils with consistent moisture. Tolerates heavy shade; shelter from sun exposure. Fertilize frequently during growing season. Remove faded fertile fronds at summer's end; remove old, faded sterile fronds after new growth begins in spring. Slowly spreads by rhizomes. |
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This Plant's Growing Zones: 5-8
Your USDA Cold Hardiness Zone: 6
Good to grow!
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Stein's Garden & Home 5400 S. 27th St.
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Stein's Garden & Home 5400 South 27th Street
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53221 -
Stein's Garden & Home 3725 S. 108th St.
Greenfield, Wisconsin 53228
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