Blechnum chilense, Chilean Hard Fern drought-tolerant orange-brown

orange-brown

Blooms early June into summer on 12-20" stalks

showy: bark ranges from yellow/orange at the base to bright orange/red at outer branches

Mature size: 12 x 12 ft in 10 years

This large beautiful flower will make you think you are vacationing in exotic climes

Blechnum chilense, Chilean Hard Fern drought-tolerant orange-brownEmerging in late spring, initial growth is a rich orange bronze later becoming dark green. The fronds are especially wide with interesting, enlivening crinkled pinnae or leaflets. Semi evergreen, it benefits in colder climates by leaving the fronds as a mulch in winter. This is a rhizomatous spreader with 34 foot fronds! It will assume mighty proportions if its soil is a rich, moist humus. Minimum temperature: 0 F