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Ferns Partly documented

Blechnum hastatum

A hardy terrestrial hard fern of central and southern Chile and adjacent Argentina, common on shaded banks, ravines and forest edges. It lives under a Mediterranean climate with warm dry summers and cool wet winters, so it takes cool nights and light frost but wants its roots kept moist in a shaded, sheltered spot.

At home, aim for
Day Cool-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

Terrestrial on shaded, moist banks, stream gullies and the edges of sclerophyll and temperate forest; general to the genus and region, not from a species account.

Records span about 70–1,140 m, median about 735 m.

ChileArgentinaJuan Fernández Islands

🔒 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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