Dwarf Fijian Tree Fern - Blechnum gibbum

Wow, that puts our small native Blechnum spicatum in the shade!

That is a beauty so glad it came back for you Andy.

Steragram:

This dwarf tree fern is doing well, again. Its roots have gone into the ground a few years back. This is why it's doing so well along with lots of water.

Thrupennybit:

I'm so, so glad, also! :>))

This fern I've had over 10 years. It's the longest I've had one. I always used to kill them by forgetting to water. It only takes one time forgetting to water and it's dead as a door nail!

How could you forget to water such a beauty lol I ll have to remind you in future.

I used to have small ones, and I have a thousand plants. It's actually easy to forget to water sometimes. This fern needs a lot of water. If it goes dry for a little while it will die. It's not forgiving like many other plants, unfortunately.

Wow a thousand plants I can see why you forget. Shame its not forgiving you cant let this one die.

This tree fern I water every day with the water from the shower. I don't forget. lol! It's in a pot which the roots are growing into the ground.

Glad you don't forget to water this , yes I have had plants do that, my sons plants have just done the same. I now have saucers under my pots that sit on the earth so they don't do it.

I've killed every Blechnum I ever tried...silver queen,Chilean,...ONLY the small scale B.pinnae marie has survived and is growing in my yard. Its not a trunker..a clumper.
Good job Andy- they are very unforgiving of one hot day and lack of water.

Stan,

Yes, all it takes is one hot day without water. When I lived in Mission San Jose, Fremont...I had several and killed them. The secret is a really large pot in very water-retentive soil.