Blechnum gibbum 'Silver Lady'
miniature tree fern
- 12cm pot | 30cm tall
- £10.99
- In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Delivery options
- Standard £5.95
- Position: indirect light
- Soil: good potting compost
- Rate of growth: slow
- Hardiness: tender (will need winter protection)
- Current height: approximately 30cm (+ or - 10% including the pot)
- Pot cover: choose a 14cm pot cover to give a good fit over the pot
Growing like a dwarf tree fern, ‘Silver Lady’ will slowly develop a slender, black trunk as it ages, and in time, the symmetrical, palm-like fronds will form a crown up to nearly 1m across. A tropical-looking house plant, it can also be used as seasonal, frost-tender addition to a shady spot in the summer garden.
Please note that the pot in the photograph is not supplied with the plant (which is sent out in a simple nursery pot). Aspleniums do however make excellent potted plants, and if you wish to pot yours up, we do have a wide range of pots on our website to choose from. - Home care: Avoid handling the newly emerging fronds and water regularly in the growing season so that the compost remains moist but not waterlogged. Mist the leaves regularly with water - particularly in winter when the central heating is turned on. Blechnums tend to be intolerant to lime, so if possible, use rainwater. Maintain temperatures above 10°C in winter and repot in spring when the plant becomes root-bound.
