Deer Fern
Blechnum spicant
This graceful and tidy fern looks good year-round with enough shade and moisture. Two types of fronds, drooping evergreen around the outside and upright deciduous in the center, give it an interesting two-toned quality. A nice feature plant or small-scale groundcover, Deer Fern is pretty in a woodland garden, next to a path or in a shady rain garden.
- Mature height: 1′ to 3′
- Mature width: 1′ to 3′
- Light conditions: part shade to shade
- Soil: moist to wet
- Sold in boxes of ten 4″ pots
- $48.70 per box
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