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Drynaria coronans

A large crown-forming basket fern of monsoon Asia whose fronds widen at the base to trap leaf litter around a thick, water-storing rhizome. It is a common houseplant and tolerates a cool, drier winter, but wants warm, very wet summers.

Drynaria coronans
Photo: Lowe, E. J., Public domain, 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 on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Epiphytic on trees and also on rocks in seasonal monsoon forest.

Recorded 150–1753 m, median about 930 m.

ChinaThailandVietnamLaosNepalCambodiaMyanmarIndiaTaiwanPeninsular Malaysia

🔒 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 Public domain licence, unmodified.