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Ferns Partly documented

Davallia heterophylla

A small creeping Davallia found from Thailand and Malesia across to Samoa and Tonga, mostly in hot, wet lowlands. It has a furry creeping rhizome and fronds of two shapes, and grows on tree trunks and rocks. Grow it like a warm, humid miniature rabbit's-foot fern: mounted or in a shallow basket, with constant warmth and moisture.

Davallia heterophylla
Photo: Daderot, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Little is published for this species. It is a small creeping epiphyte and lithophyte of lowland and hill forest; the conditions here are inferred from the measured climate and from the genus.

Recorded at 0–2100 m, median 230 m.

Papua New GuineaIndonesiaSolomon IslandsSamoaPhilippinesMalaysiaFijiThailandTongaVietnamMarianasCaroline Is.

🔒 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 CC0 licence, unmodified.