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Ferns Partly documented

Asplenium boltonii

Bolton's mother fern

Bolton's mother fern, a widespread spleenwort of moist montane forests from Kenya to South Africa, Madagascar and Réunion. It is a shade-loving forest fern; grow it intermediate, humid and evenly moist, with a slightly drier winter.

At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

A forest fern recorded from 270 to about 2300 m, mostly in moist montane and mist-belt forest. Specific microhabitat notes were not reachable; it is treated here as a terrestrial or rock-dwelling fern of shaded forest floor and stream banks.

Recorded at 267–2284 m, median 1590 m (42 records).

Cape ProvincesDR CongoEswatiniKenyaKwaZulu-NatalMadagascarMalawiMozambiqueNorthern ProvincesRwandaRéunionTanzaniaZimbabwe

🔒 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.