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Blechnum minus - Swamp kiokio

Blechnum minus - Swamp kiokio
Latin name:
Blechnum minus
Common name:
Swamp kiokio

Blechnum minus is a nice easy fern to grow and is generally found along stream banks and edges of swamps.
New fronds provide a nice reddish to pink colour.
Cold hardy.
Good for underplanting and massed together gives a great colour look.
New Zealand native fern.

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