Blechnum confusum

A terrestrial hard fern endemic to New Caledonia, recorded mostly in the lowlands of the south below 700 m. Grow it warm and evenly moist, with bright shade and no real rest period.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Most of the 61 records cluster in southern Grande Terre around 170 m, a region dominated by ultramafic soils, maquis shrubland and lowland forest. Its exact microhabitat is not documented, so conditions are inferred from the genus.

Recorded from 0 to 700 m, median 170 m.

New Caledonia

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates

✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it

✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light

✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it

✓ Substrate and airflow

✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app.