Blechnum spicant Deer Fern

Deer Fern

A California Native fern that can be found near the coast of Santa Cruz. It can reach three and a half feet tall by two feet wide. This fern has two types of leaves-sterile and fertile. The sterile leaves have flat wavy leaves and the fertile leaves are narrower and stand upright.

This fern goes dormant in the winter – you should cut back dead fronds in the late winter, early spring.

Plant with:Coast Redwood(Sequoia sempervirens),Douglas Fir(Pseudotsuga menziesii), Firs (Abies sp.), Spruce (Picea sp.), andWestern Hemlock(Tsuga heterophylla), other native ferns such asGiant Chain Fern(Woodwardia fimbriata),Thimbleberry(Rubus parviflorus),Salal(Gaultheria shallon),Blueberry(Vaccinium sp.),Wild Ginger(Asarum caudatum), andElk’s Clover(Aralia californica)

– Shade, part shade

– Water once a month in the summer

– Native to California

[‘part shade’, ‘Shade’]