Botanical Name
Blechnum minus
Common Name
Soft Water Fern
Description
Soft Water Fern is a beautiful native fern with soft, delicate, bright green fronds that form lush, spreading colonies from creeping rhizomes. Exceptionally tolerant of wet conditions, it thrives in moist to waterlogged soils with good organic content and partial to full shade. An ideal choice for pond margins, wet areas, and shaded gardens where year-round evergreen foliage is desired.
Plant Category
Ferns
Size (H x W)
20-50cm × 50cm-1 m
Habitat
Blechnum minus naturally occurs in southeastern Australia’s wet forests and swampy areas, thriving in moist to wet soils with high organic content and partial to full shade exposure in humid, temperate climates.
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