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Adiantum novae-caledoniae

A New Caledonian endemic maidenhair that is locally common in rain forest, gallery forest and forest edges, often by watercourses, from near sea level to about 1050 m. It has a warm, humid summer and a mild, drier winter.

Adiantum novae-caledoniae
Photo: naturewatchwidow, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Terrestrial in rain forest and on forested slopes, at forest margins, and in silt among boulders beside rivers in semi-shade. It grows with Blechnum gibbum, B. subcordatum and Christella. Also recorded from dry forest.

Recorded from 20 to 1050 m (median 550 m).

New Caledonia

🔒 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY 4.0 licence, unmodified.