What is a deer ferns?

Deer Fern, the scientific name Blechnum Spicant , is one of the 18 species of the group known as hard fern. It is a semi -world of a permanent native of North America and Europe and has been naturalized to most of the world. Ferly deer has two types of glossy green leaves and a large amount of SORI. It has a slight to fast growth speed. This species can tolerate a wide range of conditions and is relatively easy to grow and maintain. The deer Fern grows in dense clusters and spreads out over rhizomatous growth. It is a method of asexual reproduction in which the plant produces a number of underground pendants called rhizomes. Rhizomes tunnel from the mother plant and send new shoots over the soil surface. These shoots develop in replicas of parent plants; As soon as they start to ripen, the descendants set out their own rhizomes.

This species produces both fertile, sterile leaves or leaves. Sterile leaves are usually shorter and paler colors. The fertile leaves are longer and usually stand upright. These plants areclassified as half -hits; Only fertile leaves are deciduous and fall during late autumn, while sterile leaves are still green and live in cold weather. On the underside of the fertile leaves are produced masses SORI.

In relation to ferns are Sori small hills that contain a huge amount of sporangia. Sporangia are small bags that contain a large number of spores relaxed when they ripen. Disputes are equivalent to seeds and create new plants.

Deer Fern tolerates a wide range of conditions, and therefore it is reasonably easy to grow even for an inexperienced gardener. Able to cope with a wide range of pH 5.5 to 7.5, this species can grow in almost any type of soil, provided the soil is moist and has good drainage. It is often grown in exposed places because it rarely suffers any damage to the wind and weather.

This plant cannot tolerate long periods of drought and is notAble to settle if it is exposed to temperatures below -5 ° Fahrenheit (-20 ° C. To offer some heat and protection, deer fern can be covered with a horticultural blun and mulch can be deeply accumulated around the base to maintain the temperature at safe levels.