Blechnum nipponicum Ophiopogon delightfully sweet fragrance

delightfully sweet fragrance

Native to moist slopes and low woods from Minnesota south to Alabama

'Sparkling Burgundy'

light lavender flowers on 15" scapes

Blechnum nipponicum Ophiopogon delightfully sweet fragranceWhile most blechnum ferns hate our humid summers, the Asian native Blechnum nipponicum has proven quite reliable. Blechnum nipponicum makes a unique symmetrical evergreen clump of 18" long fronds that emerge rosy red and upright, then flatten out late in the growing season, appearing as though a testosterone laden spouse drove through the woodland garden with a heavy duty tractor. Although it's not the easiest fern to cultivate, a well prepared soil