Davallia mariesii

A small, hardy hare's-foot fern of Korea, Japan, eastern China and Taiwan, creeping over rocks and tree trunks on furry rhizomes. Unlike its tropical relatives it is deciduous and takes real frost, so give it a cold, dry-ish winter rest.

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 on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

An epiphyte in Japan and eastern Asia; the rhizomes creep over bark and rock faces in moist, shady places, and it is grown as a groundcover in gardens.

Records run from sea level to about 870 m, with recorded elevations of 160 to 685 m (median 450 m).

KoreaJapanChina North-CentralChina SoutheastManchuriaNansei-shotoTaiwan

🔒 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-SA 4.0 licence, unmodified.