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Trees and shrubs
Deer fern
Blechnum spicant
In stockNative to the USRestorationRiparianErosion controlLandscape
Deer fern is an evergreen fern that reaches about 4 feet at maturity, with a moderate growth rate. Up to about 2 feet tall. Fronds up to about 4 feet long. In the wild it grows in moist or wet, dense woods.
Water
High
Light
Part shade, Shade
Hardiness
Zone 6
Mature height
4 ft
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Growing guide
- Growth habit
- Evergreen Herb, Fern
- Mature size
- Up to about 2 feet tall. Fronds up to about 4 feet long.
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Water needs
- High; medium tolerance of saturated soil
- Soil moisture
- Moist, Wet
- Light
- Part Shade, Shade
- Cold hardiness
- To -8°F (about USDA Zone 6)
- Bloom
- Not Applicable
- Grows in
- Moist or wet, dense woods
- Native range
- Interruptedly circumboreal, s. in America in from coastal AK to c. CA; also n. ID
Wildlife and uses
A common fern in the wild that is very tractable in the garden.
Good for: Restoration, Riparian, Erosion control, Landscape
Sources
Hardiness zone is estimated from the USDA minimum temperature. Uses are suggested from USDA plant traits.
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