Blechnum penna-marina

Blechnum penna-marina forms thick evergreen mats of small, upward-facing, once-pinnate, glossy, dark green fronds.

The alpine water fern, Blechnum penna-marina, forms thick evergreen mats of small, upward-facing, once-pinnate, glossy, dark green fronds that are flushed copper-burgundy when young. A perfect edger for a shader border or specimen for a shaded rockery where it will slowly creep into nice colonies. It is native to Chile, New Zealand, and Australia.

Common Name:  Alpine Water Fern

Family:  Blechnaceae (The Deer or Chain Fern Family)

Zone Hardiness:  7-10

Light:   Full Shade Part Shade Part Sun

Height:  4-8"

Width:  12-24"

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Class:  Evergreen

Type:  Perennial

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Soil Moisture:  Average, Moist

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Fragrance:  No

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Deer Resistant:  Unknown

BC Native:  No

Native Habitat:  Woods, heaths, moors, mountain grassland and on rocks to 1200m. Mesic to wet forests, peat bogs, streambanks and clearings in lowland and montane zones.

Award:  AGM

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