About
Blechnum chilense is a hardy, evergreen fern that features sturdy, rhizomatous growth. Its fronds are lanceolate and simply pinnate, reaching heights of up to 1.2 meters. The fertile fronds stand more upright and exhibit narrow, linear pinnae.
About the genus
Blechnum consists primarily of evergreen ferns characterized by upright or spreading rhizomes. The fronds are typically simple and pinnate, with fertile fronds standing upright while the sterile ones tend to spread out.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full shade, Partial shade
- Soil type
- Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained, Poorly-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, West-facing, East-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H4
Plant details
- Plant type
- Ferns
- Habit
- Suckering
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- 1-1.5 metres
- Spread
- 1.5-2.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 10-20 years
- Suggested uses
- Architectural, Cottage and informal garden
- Native to
- Chile, Argentina
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Easy to grow in most cool, moist, shaded sites. See how to grow ferns for further advice
- Pruning
- Dead or damaged fronds may be removed as necessary
- Propagation
- Propagate by sowing spores (may not come true) in mid to late summer or by division in spring
- Pest resistance
- Generally pest-free outdoors
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free outdoors