Alpine water fernPerennial, EvergreenFamily: Blechnaceae
Height: 30cmSpread: 1m
Hardy
Foliage colour:
Green
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Sun Exposure:
Full shade, partial shade
Aspect:
East facing, north facing
Position in Border:
Front
Shade Type:
Damp
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Acidic / Clay / Heavy / Moist
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.
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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.
