Blechnum brasiliense SEEDS

Blechnum brasiliense spores grow into the Brazilian tree fern or red dwarf tree fern a subshrubby fern native to the wet tropical biome from Central Mexico and Guatemala south through South Tropical America. Described by Desvaux (Nicaise Auguste Desvaux, 17841856, French botanist). Environmental uses recorded. One of the most ornamentally distinctive Blechnum species in cultivation develops a short, fibrous, trunk-like stem over time and produces large, spreading, pinnate fronds. Young fronds emerge a striking copper-red to salmon-pink colour before maturing to dark green, making it highly ornamental both for the frond architecture and the colourful new growth. Note on taxonomy: Blechnum brasiliense has been treated as Neoblechnum brasiliense in some recent classification systems (PPG I, 2016), though it is maintained under Blechnum by most commercial sources. Note: this product offers spores, not seeds. Family Blechnaceae, Order Polypodiales.

Partial shade to full shade; moist, humus-rich soils; warm wet tropical to subtropical conditions. Young fronds strikingly copper-red. Spore germination: sterile humid substrate, weeks to months.

• Red dwarf tree fern; young fronds emerge copper-red to salmon outstanding ornamental character
• Desvaux (17841856, French botanist); environmental uses; trunk-forming subshrub; dimorphic fronds
• C. Mexico to Guatemala, S. Tropical America wet tropical biome; also treated as Neoblechnum brasiliense
• Spores (not seeds) sterile humid germination; Blechnaceae taxonomy extensively revised
• Partial shade; moist soils; warm wet tropical; Family Blechnaceae

Blechnum brasiliense is the Brazilian tree fern one of the most ornamentally spectacular Blechnum species in cultivation, its copper-red new fronds and trunk-forming habit combining to create a dramatic tropical accent plant for warm subtropical gardens and interiors.

IMPORTANT: Pictures show the adult plant, which is not for sale. The offer is only for seeds.