Blechnum puniceum
A New Guinea highland Blechnum recorded only from 2300–2780 m in the central ranges of Indonesian Papua.
At home, aim for
Day
Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night
Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity
Very humid airBand in Plantistry
Light
Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground
Where it grows wild
Probably a terrestrial fern of upper montane mossy forest and forest edges, generalised from the genus and the recorded elevation.
Recorded at 2300–2780 m (median 2620 m, 8 records).
Papua (Indonesia)
🔒 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
Grow Blechnum puniceum? Add it to a free garden and its full profile opens. Pro opens all 38,374 profiles in the library, plants and fungi.
More Blechnum
Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app.