Blechnum nipponicum Ophiopogon delightfully sweet fragrance

delightfully sweet fragrance

light lavender flowers on 15" scapes

where many years of temperatures to -15F have proven no problem

the 3' wide clumps are topped with 20" spikes of light lavender flowers

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