Staying big but going rare this week for Friday Fern.
This is Blechnum tabulare. It can be confused with the much more common B. chilense but is a totally different fern (and not even as hardy as the latter). It'll form a trunk eventually, but it's not a "proper" tree fern. It gets sun in the evening, but seems to be doing pretty well for a shade-loving fern. The fronds are thick and leathery.
As Carol Klein would say, it's lovely.
And as an aside, I'm adding a new blog to the blogroll. Normally I don't make an announcement, but I'm making an exception. No Seeds, No Fruits, No Flowers: No Problem is written by a friend of Usch, my bestest friend. There are some lovely posts about all sorts of different ferns, and I'm treating it as a bit of a shopping list. I predict much poverty on my part.
I stayed with my mum and dad last night en route home from Darkest Lincolnshire, and Mum mentioned she'd like a fernery. So I'll be going home and working out what I can divide for her...
This is Blechnum tabulare. It can be confused with the much more common B. chilense but is a totally different fern (and not even as hardy as the latter). It'll form a trunk eventually, but it's not a "proper" tree fern. It gets sun in the evening, but seems to be doing pretty well for a shade-loving fern. The fronds are thick and leathery.
As Carol Klein would say, it's lovely.
And as an aside, I'm adding a new blog to the blogroll. Normally I don't make an announcement, but I'm making an exception. No Seeds, No Fruits, No Flowers: No Problem is written by a friend of Usch, my bestest friend. There are some lovely posts about all sorts of different ferns, and I'm treating it as a bit of a shopping list. I predict much poverty on my part.
I stayed with my mum and dad last night en route home from Darkest Lincolnshire, and Mum mentioned she'd like a fernery. So I'll be going home and working out what I can divide for her...
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