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Blechnum appendiculatum

 
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Family: Blechnaceae
Genus: Blechnum (BLEK-num) (Info)
Species: appendiculatum (ap-pen-dik-yoo-LAY-tum) (Info)

Category:
Groundcovers
Tropicals and Tender Perennials

Height:
6-12 in. (15-30 cm)

Spacing:
Unknown - Tell us

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F)
USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)
USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)
USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Unknown - Tell us

Danger:
Unknown - Tell us

Bloom Color:
Unknown - Tell us

Bloom Time:
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Foliage:
Grown for foliage
Evergreen
Burgundy

Other details:
May be a noxious weed or invasive
Requires consistently moist soil; do not let dry out between waterings

Soil pH requirements:
Unknown - Tell us

Patent Information:
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Propagation Methods:
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Seed Collecting:
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Profile:

1 positive
No neutrals
No negatives

Gardeners' Notes:

RatingAuthorComment
Positive palmbob On Aug 2, 2003, palmbob from Tarzana, CA (Zone 9b) wrote:

This is a spreading groundcover fern that is great for shady Southern California gardens... sorry, can't comment on the rest of the country. It is particularly nice in the spring when all the new reddish fronds shoot up around the garden. It does swarm and can become invasive, but stays low and is easy to pull up. It is NOT easy to completely erradicate, though I have never felt I had to. Some growers just 'mow' it down in the fall and by late spring it's all back and then some (tends to get a bit ratty over a cold, wet winter). It was just renamed recently, and before was known as B occidentalis.

Regional...

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

Encino, California



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