I think this is the most attractive of the dwarf tree ferns. And they look fantastic as small potted tree ferns with their trunk and emer...Read Moreging red fronds.
NEVER let go dry. Like most Blechnums, a single day of dry rootball can be fatal.
San Antonio, TX (Zone 9a) | February 2004 | positive
I'm amazed that it does so well in San Antonio's alkaline soil. I've had it in the ground 2 years. It hasn't grown much (alkaline soil?...Read More) but, it's very pretty. Some little green worms like it too. It receives morning sun.
Seemingly closely related to Blechnum gibbum (though this fern is from Peru, while the other is from Fiji), this is another dwarf tree fe...Read Morern that is becoming more commonly grown in Southern California. It is a bit hardier and easier to grow than the more common dwarf tree fern, and it has wonderful new red fronds.
I think this is the most attractive of the dwarf tree ferns. And they look fantastic as small potted tree ferns with their trunk and emer...Read More
Native to South America (Brazil, Guatemala, Venezuela, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Peru).
I'm amazed that it does so well in San Antonio's alkaline soil. I've had it in the ground 2 years. It hasn't grown much (alkaline soil?...Read More
Seemingly closely related to Blechnum gibbum (though this fern is from Peru, while the other is from Fiji), this is another dwarf tree fe...Read More