Davallia triphylla

A lowland Davallia of Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo and Sulawesi, recorded at 50–250 m in very wet, uniformly hot rainforest. It is a creeping-rhizome fern best grown warm and humid with a mounted or open rhizome, like other tropical rabbit's-foot ferns.

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

Lowland rainforest, probably on trunks, branches or rocks, where the furry rhizomes creep across the surface as in most Davallia. The habit is inferred from the genus.

Recorded at 50–250 m, median about 140 m.

SumatraPeninsular MalaysiaBorneoSulawesi

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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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