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Blechnum lehmannii

 
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Family: Blechnaceae
Genus: Blechnum (BLEK-num) (Info)
Species: lehmannii (lay-MAH-nee-eye) (Info)

Category:
Ferns

Height:
12-18 in. (30-45 cm)

Spacing:
Unknown - Tell us

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Light Shade
Partial to Full Shade
Full Shade

Danger:
Unknown - Tell us

Bloom Color:
Inconspicuous/none

Bloom Time:
N/A

Foliage:
Grown for foliage

Other details:
Unknown - Tell us

Soil pH requirements:
Unknown - Tell us

Propagation Methods:
By budding
By air layering
From spores

Seed Collecting:
N/A: plant does not set seed, flowers are sterile, or plants will not come true from seed

By Cretaceous
Thumbnail #1 of Blechnum lehmannii by Cretaceous

Profile:

1 positive
No neutrals
No negatives

Gardeners' Notes:

RatingAuthorComment
Positive BayAreaTropics On Aug 12, 2007, BayAreaTropics from Hayward, CA wrote:

Rare, small Blechnum from central America. New fronds are red then fading to green.Slow growing,mine acheived a "trunk"height of 8" with several pups until the freeze of 07 killed all but one pup. Cold tolerant to low 30's with no damage in years past,32 over a longer period wore down this choice little fern-when other subtropical ferns around it went unfazed. A zone 10 fern.

Regional...

This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:

Hayward, California



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