Species Blechnum spicant | Known

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Names

Common Names: Deer fern, Hard fern

Growth

Height: 12-24 inches
Spread: 12 to 24 inches
Growth Rate: Slow

Appearance

Bloom Color: Black
Foliage Color: Dark green with reddish-brown undertones in young growth
Fall Foliage Color: Green

Environment

Hardiness Zones: Zones 4-9
Sunlight Requirements: Ideal sunlight requirements are shade to partial shade.
Soil Type: Moist, well-drained soil, ranging from sandy to clay, with acidic pH between 5.5 and 6.5
Soil Drainage: Well-drained but moist soil.
Soil pH: Acidic to neutral soils, with tolerance for acidic conditions.

Lifecycle

Lifecycle: Perennial
Leaf Lifecycle: Deciduous
Seasons of Interest: Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Bloom Time: Summer

Reproduction

Propagation Methods: Seeds and Cuttings

Wildlife

Attracts Wildlife: Attracts birds (foraging birds)

References

Taxonomy

Taxonomic Rank: Species
Author: (L.) Roth
Publication: Ann. Bot. (Usteri) 10(4): 56 (1794).

Superior Taxa

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Pteridobiotina
Phylum: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Subclass: Polypodiidae
Order: Polypodiales
Family: Blechnaceae
Subfamily: Blechnoideae
Genus: Blechnum

Synonyms

Struthiopteris japanensis Acrostichum nemorale Blechnum doodioides Homophyllum blechnoides Spicanta borealis Blechnum heterophyllum Struthiopteris spicant Acrostichum spicant Onoclea spicant Osmunda borealis Asplenium spicant Blechnum boreale Lomaria borealis Lonchitis-aspera spicant Osmunda spicant Lomaria spicant f. serrulatum Blechnum spicant var. elongata Blechnum spicant Lomaria crenata Struthiopteris spicant var. crenata Lomaria spicant

References

Taxonomic data from World Flora Online, accessed June 20, 2024