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Ferns Partly documented

Davallia pusilla

A small creeping epiphytic fern of Melanesia, from the Moluccas and New Guinea to the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and New Caledonia. It lives in warm, wet rainforest with rain all year. Grow it mounted or in a shallow, airy basket with high humidity and bright shade.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Inferred from the genus and records: on tree trunks and branches, and sometimes mossy rocks, in lowland to montane rainforest, its rhizomes creeping over bark.

Recorded from sea level to 2200 m, median about 400 m.

Solomon IslandsVanuatuNew CaledoniaMalukuNew GuineaBismarck Archipelago

🔒 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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