Help Identifying

8 years ago

I have worked on building a little fern area in my yard (thus far I've got 7 different ferns that). In trying to populate it with different varieties I have purchased a couple that didn't have a name on them. I am sure they are not a rare species, but I've tried looking online to identify them and am having no luck figuring them out.

Thank you for any help.

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peren.all Zone 5a Ontario Canada
8 years ago
last modified: 8 years ago
The first one looks like Asplenium bulbiferum.

#2 appears to be a Blechnum species.
valeriesgarden
Original Author
8 years ago
Thank you! Asplenium looks quite likely though some pictures show the fronds as being a bit more frilled, but my plant is fairly young so that might account for that? But I am sure I will know for sure when and if it startles producing baby plants.

As for the Blechnum that certainly seems to be the case, I found a picture online for a Blechnum Gibbum that is either the actual species or certainly a related one.

Thank you again. I am really excited to get into ferns, I grew up having staghorn ferns and a rabbits foot fern in the shaded porch of our house, it is so much fun to be able to branch out a bit more.
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peren.all Zone 5a Ontario Canada
8 years ago
You are most welcome. Yes plants certainly change as they mature. I love ferns too but with my climate I am more limited in my choices. I try not to have zone envy but it would be really nice to have all the options you do, for ferns and many other plants as well.