Blechnum chilense, Chilean Hard Fern woodland loosely-spaced blue flowers have a

loosely-spaced blue flowers have a white petal in the interior

Prolific golden-orange blooms in summer blanket the top of this 2 x 2 ft perennial with roots in the Great Plains (figuratively speaking)

it can grow to more than 15 feet tall and will be evergreen in climates that stay above 25º F

it successfully shades out weeds

Blechnum chilense, Chilean Hard Fern woodland loosely-spaced blue flowers have aEmerging in late spring, initial growth is a rich orange bronze later becoming dark green. The fronds are especially wide with interesting, enlivening crinkled pinnae or leaflets. Semi evergreen, it benefits in colder climates by leaving the fronds as a mulch in winter. This is a rhizomatous spreader with 34 foot fronds! It will assume mighty proportions if its soil is a rich, moist humus. Minimum temperature: 0 F