Adiantum fructuosum

A terrestrial maidenhair of lowland and premontane wet forest from Central America and the Caribbean to Colombia, Ecuador and the Guianas. GBIF records cluster in Costa Rica and Colombia at 5–1,450 m (median 800 m). Little is published on its ecology, so the conditions below follow the wet tropical forests it is recorded from.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Shaded floor and banks of humid lowland to premontane rainforest, as is usual for tropical forest Adiantum. The exact microhabitat is not documented in the sources reached.

Recorded from 5 to 1,453 m, median 800 m (72 records).

BelizeColombiaCosta RicaCubaEcuadorFrench GuianaGuatemalaGuyanaHondurasPanamáSurinameTrinidad-Tobago

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates

✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it

✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light

✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it

✓ Substrate and airflow

✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app.