{"product_id":"blechnum-minus","title":"Soft Water Fern - Blechnum minus","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSoft Water Fern - Blechnum minus\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost ferns sulk in wet ground. \u003cem\u003eBlechnum minus\u003c\/em\u003e is the opposite: it is a swamp and creek margin species that spreads by rhizome through saturated soil and forms broad colonies of upright, ladder-like fronds. Landscape designers reach for it when a pond edge, rain garden or perpetually damp corner needs to look intentional rather than neglected.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Soft Water Fern\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWet Feet Tolerance\u003c\/strong\u003e: It grows happily in soil that stays boggy for long periods, including seasonally inundated ground.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColonising Rhizome\u003c\/strong\u003e: Plants knit together over a few seasons into a continuous stand, which suppresses weeds along a water margin.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColoured New Growth\u003c\/strong\u003e: Emerging fronds flush pink to bronze before hardening to green, giving a change of colour through the growing season.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCold Hardiness\u003c\/strong\u003e: It handles frost and cold wet winters across the southern states, unlike most tropical ferns.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight Flexibility\u003c\/strong\u003e: It will take considerably more sun than other ferns provided the roots stay wet.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePond and Dam Margins\u003c\/strong\u003e: Planted at the waterline it stabilises the edge and blurs the transition from water to garden.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRain Gardens and Swales\u003c\/strong\u003e: A reliable choice for stormwater beds that flood after rain and drain slowly.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWet Shade Beds\u003c\/strong\u003e: Fills the difficult damp strip beside a downpipe, retaining wall or shaded paving.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCreek Line Revegetation\u003c\/strong\u003e: An indigenous species for riparian restoration through cool temperate south eastern Australia.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 to 0.7m for a continuous colony\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 to 1m where individual clumps are wanted\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn to early spring, ahead of the wet season in the target climate\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Acidic, peaty or humus rich soil that stays permanently moist; free draining sand only works if irrigation is constant\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Keep the soil saturated or near saturated for the first six months so the rhizomes can run and link up. Mulch lightly with leaf litter, and cut away any frost damaged or tired fronds at the base in late winter to make way for the spring flush.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 to 1m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 to 1.5m per plant, spreading further by rhizome\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderate\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Part shade preferred; full sun is acceptable where the root zone never dries\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e South eastern Australia, including Tasmania, and New Zealand\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e None, spore bearing\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795381616926,"sku":"ND-0230-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/ofA0_53Nk_pFVhVu9Q-oW_h4QM9bvy.jpg?v=1787314677","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/blechnum-minus","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}