| Description: |
Strong growing ferns with wooly creeping rhizomes. |
| Environment: |
Suitable for the home or a greenhouse |
| Lighting Needs: |
Does best in full sunlight coming from the North/East/South/West |
| Soil Type: |
Good free-draining mix that holds some moisture similar that used for orchids or bromeliads. Also does well in a wire basket lined with moss, or on a tree-fern slab.
Always use a pot with a hole.
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| Watering: |
Keep the soil a little moist but never soggy wet. |
| Fertilizer: |
Feed monthly with a water soluble fertilizer. Do not feed newly potted plants for at least 4 months. An alternative is a granular slow release fertilizer if applied annually in the early spring. |
| Plant Pests: |
Prone to mealy bugs, scale Always inspect any new plant for pests before introducing it to your home or greenhouse. |
| Gardening Tips & Care: |
Needs a free-draining soil and is often grown as a basket plant or on a slab of tree fern. The furry rhizome will wind along the outside of the basket, producing long arching leaves.
An ideal plant for a hanging basket.
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