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Ferns Partly documented

Blechnum attenuatum

A widespread African and western Indian Ocean fern with a creeping to climbing rhizome, often found on tree trunks or rocks in moist forest from near sea level to over 2,000 m. It has separate sterile and fertile fronds and wants constant moisture, shade and mild temperatures.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Moist montane and riverine forest, where it grows as a low epiphyte or climbs tree trunks and rocks; it also grows on the ground. Treated by some authors in Lomaridium.

Recorded from 40 to 2,260 m, median 1,250 m.

MadagascarSouth AfricaEswatiniTanzaniaCameroonEthiopiaZimbabweKenyaMascarenesComoros

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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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