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Bowenia serrulata

The Byfield fern, a fern-like cycad with bipinnate fronds that grow from an underground stem. It is restricted to the Byfield area of central coastal Queensland. Grow it warm and moist in dappled shade, in a free-draining sandy mix, and water less in the cooler, drier winter.

Bowenia serrulata
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Understorey of transition and wet sclerophyll forest near Byfield, on well-drained sandy soils, under a broken canopy.

Mostly lowland: the records have a median of 90 m. Higher records, up to 900 m, come from far north Queensland.

Queensland

🔒 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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