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Deer fern

This deep shade-loving fern produces two distinctly different types of fronds on one plant: evergreen, outward-reaching sterile fronds with denser leaflets, creating a slightly flattened rosette year-round, and stiffly upright, fertile fronds with narrower, less dense leaflets that last through summer, giving it added seasonal interest.
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Deer fern

Deer fern fast facts

Scientific Name

Blechnum spicant

Family

Blechinaceae

Garden Type

Container Appropriate, Rain Garden Appropriate, Anywhere

Wildlife

Does not attract wildlife

Native Plant Region

Western WA, PNW, North America

Light needs

Filtered, Full Shade

Water Needs

Medium

Plant Type

Evergreen, Perennial

Bloom Color(s)

Height

0 – 2 feet

Width

0 – 1, 1 – 2 feet

Months in Bloom

Safe Beneath Power Lines?

Yes
Deer fern

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