bunnings fern plants
Are you searching for bunnings fern plants in New Zealand and wondering which varieties are best for your home or garden? Ferns are a timeless favourite for gardeners, thanks to their lush foliage, resilience, and adaptability both indoors and out. Whether you’re looking to recreate the forest floor feeling or simply add elegant texture to your plant collection, exploring bunnings fern plants and their alternatives can help you choose the right ferns for your lifestyle and environment. Here’s your expert guide to popular fern varieties, tips for planting and care, and suggestions for similar ferns you can find locally.
Podocarpus gracilior (African Fern Pine)
Podocarpus gracilior, commonly known as the African Fern Pine, Fern Podocarpus, carries soft, weeping, deep green foliage held on rigid branches. It typically grows to 20 m tall and 10 m wide but can easily be contained with trimming. Podocarpus gracilior makes a lovely shade tree, specimen, screen, or hedge. It also suits being included in a mixed planting in a large garden and or being used in an avenue planting.
From $299.92
Phlebodium aureum Blue Star (Blue Star Fern)
The Blue Star Fern features wavy leaves that are a blue-green colour. This popular indoor plant grows as a clump to about 30 cm tall and the same wide. It grows best when positioned in partial shade on a well-drained soil in a sheltered spot. It will not tolerate wet growing conditions or frost. This Fern makes for a fantastic potted plant but can also be grown outdoors in warmer climates. In such environments it is often planted around pool and other outdoor living areas. This is an easy plant to grow and very forgiving.
