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Blechnum membranaceum

A small New Zealand fern, now often placed in Austroblechnum, with soft, thin fronds forming low rosettes. It grows on damp shaded clay banks and stream sides in lowland forest. Grow it cool, moist and shaded.

Blechnum membranaceum
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Damp, shaded banks, stream sides and track cuttings in lowland and hill forest, usually on clay soil.

Recorded from 9 to 1036 m, median about 210 m.

New Zealand

🔒 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 4.0 licence, unmodified.