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Ferns Partly documented

Drynaria laurentii

An African basket fern that grows on trees and rocks from West Africa to Tanzania and Angola. Little is published on its ecology, so this profile builds on the measured sites and what is known for the genus: bright filtered light, warmth, and a dry season when the foliage fronds may drop.

Drynaria laurentii
Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Valérie75 assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0, 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 Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

No species-specific habitat account was reachable. Drynaria typically grows high on trunks and branches in forest edges and woodland, and on rocks, collecting humus in its brown nest fronds.

Recorded from 20 to 3000 m, median 686 m.

GabonCameroonLiberiaGhanaTanzaniaGuineaEquatorial GuineaTogo

🔒 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 3.0 licence, unmodified.