Blechnum spicant

Name: Blechnum spicant
Common Name:  deer fern				Family:   Blechnaceae
Deciduous         x    Evergreen             Shrub            Ground Cover             Annual         Coniferous             Tree             Climber             Herbaceous             Perennial   __x__Fern
Habit clump forming	Hard. Zone  usda 10		Mature Size 20-50cm tall by 60cm spread					x
Leaf: narrowly lance shaped, pinnate, or partly pinnatifid, dark green sterile fronds, 20-50cm long, with oblong pinnae,  fertile fronds stand taller 30-60cm long, narrowly linear well seperated pinnae					Fall/Winter Color
Leaf Arr.        Opposite         Alternate         Whorled         Spiraled         Clustered         Basal
Flowers						Infl.
Jan.     Feb.      March.      April.      May.      June.      July.      August.      Sept.      Oct.      Nov.      Dec.
Water Use High     Low		Soil Rich  x   Lean     Well-drained x					Exposure Sun     Semi-shade  x   Shade x
Landscape uses: woodland, shady herbaceous borders, rock garden		Limitations:  leaf spot, rust, scale, caterpillars					Other Features: