Microsorum powellii

A creeping-rhizome polypod fern of wet forests across Melanesia and Polynesia, from near sea level to about 2000 m. Grow it mounted or in a very airy mix with steady warmth, high humidity and filtered light.

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

Grows on tree trunks, branches and mossy rocks in humid lowland to montane rainforest; the measured sites sit mostly in mid-elevation cloud-prone forest.

Recorded 25-2042 m, median 1000 m.

Bismarck ArchipelagoCook Is.FijiMalukuNew GuineaPitcairn Is.SamoaSociety Is.Solomon Is.Vanuatu

🔒 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.