Plant of the Day
Sunday 23 July 2023
In a shady, sheltered location at the Cruickshank Botanic Garden, Aberdeen, there was a large colony of Blechnum chilense (Chilean hard fern). This evergreen fern is from the damp woodlands of central Chile.
Jill Raggett
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Plant of the Day
Tuesday 22 December 2020
In a sheltered, damp border Blechnum chilense (Chilean hard fern) has formed a dense colony of evergreen fronds. This fern from Chile and Argentina may not be fully hardy and so benefits from a mulch with a thick layer of leafmould as protection in a cold location.
Jill Raggett
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