Blechnum novae-zelandiae

Kiokio or palm-leaf fern, one of New Zealand's commonest ferns, forming large clumps of arching fronds on wet banks, road cuttings and forest margins. It is often now placed in Parablechnum. It likes cool, constantly moist, humid conditions and tolerates more light than most ferns.

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

Damp, often seeping clay banks, stream edges, roadside cuttings, and the margins and gaps of lowland to montane forest, from partial shade to fairly open sites.

Recorded from sea level to 1,340 m, median 425 m.

North IslandSouth IslandStewart IslandThree Kings IslandsKermadec IslandsChatham 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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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 3.0 licence, unmodified.