- Botanical name: Blechnum tabulare
- Common name: Table mountain fern
- Family: Blechnaceae
- Plant Type: Perennial, Deciduous
Green
- Key features:
- Dramatic foliage
Blechnum tabulare is an evergreen fern with large fronds that can reach up to 1m in length, when mature. While not a true tree fern, it will eventually develop a trunk. What’s more, new ferns will grow around the base of the original plant, developing into a colony. It’s perfect for a woodland border or a stumpery, where it’s perfect for providing a tropical look in a shady situation.
Grow Blechnum tabulare in moist but well-drained soil in partial to full shade and mulch annually with leaf mould. It’s not fully hardy but can withstand temperatures down to -5° for short periods of time. If the main trunk does appear to die over winter then don’t remove it – usually a new fern will grow out from the old trunk.
How to grow Blechnum tabulare
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Plant size
100cm height
1.2m spread
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Aspect
North facing, east facing, west facing
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Position in border
Middle
- Sun exposure: Full shade, partial shade
- Hardiness: Frost hardy
- Soil type: Clay / heavy / moist / well drained / light / sandy
Plant calendar
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| Plant | ||||||||||||
| 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 tabulare and wildlife
Blechnum tabulare has no particular known value to wildlife in the UK.
Is Blechnum tabulare poisonous?
Blechnum tabulare 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
