- Botanical name: Blechnum penna-marina
- Common name: Alpine water fern
- Family: Blechnaceae
- Plant Type: Perennial, Evergreen
Green
- Key features:
- Dramatic foliage
Alpine water fern, Blechnum penna-marina, forms a carpet of attractive slender fronds, which emerge bronze-red and mature to a fresh green. Shade loving and evergreen, it makes fantastic ground cover in a woodland border.
Grow Blechnum penna-marina in moist, acidic soil in full to partial shade. Keep well watered during the growing season.
How to grow Blechnum penna-marina
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Plant size
30cm height
100cm spread
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Aspect
North facing, east facing
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Position in border
Front
- Sun exposure: Partial shade, full shade
- Shade type: Damp
- Hardiness: Hardy
- Soil type: Clay / heavy / moist / acidic
Plant calendar
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| Plant |
J
Do not Plant in January |
F
Do not Plant in February |
M
Do not Plant in March |
A
Do not Plant in April |
M
Do Plant in May |
J
Do Plant in June |
J
Do Plant in July |
A
Do Plant in August |
S
Do Plant in September |
O
Do not Plant in October |
N
Do not Plant in November |
D
Do not Plant in December |
Blechnum penna-marina and wildlife
Blechnum penna-marina has no particular known value to wildlife in the UK.
Is Blechnum penna-marina poisonous?
Blechnum penna-marina has no toxic effects reported.
No reported toxicity to Birds
No reported toxicity to Cats
No reported toxicity to Dogs
No reported toxicity to Horses
No reported toxicity to Livestock
No reported toxicity to People
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