Drynaria propinqua

A basket fern of the eastern Himalaya, southern China and mainland Southeast Asia that grows on tree trunks and mossy rocks, catching leaf litter in stiff brown nest fronds. It follows a monsoon rhythm: lush fronds through the warm wet summer, and a cool, dry winter when the fertile fronds may die back while the rhizome waits.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets 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

Grows on tree trunks, branches and mossy rocks in seasonal montane forest; this profile generalises from the genus because no species-specific habitat account was reachable.

Recorded from 115 to 4500 m, median about 1500 m; most records sit in mid-elevation forest of Yunnan and northern Thailand.

China (Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, Tibet)NepalNortheast IndiaMyanmarThailandLaosVietnamJava

🔒 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.