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Blechnum occidentale

A tough, widespread neotropical hammock fern with pinkish-red new fronds, common on road banks, forest edges and disturbed ground from Mexico to Argentina. It is adaptable: moderate light, steady moisture and intermediate temperatures suit it.

Blechnum occidentale
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0 us, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets 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 banks, slopes, ditches, open woodland and secondary forest edges, often spreading by rhizomes; a frequent weedy fern of disturbed ground.

Recorded from sea level to 3,600 m, median about 900 m.

MexicoCentral AmericaCaribbeanColombiaVenezuelaEcuadorPeruBoliviaBrazilParaguayArgentina

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✓ 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 3.0 us licence, unmodified.