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Ferns Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Nephrolepis copelandii

Nephrolepis ×copelandii is a natural hybrid sword fern named by W. H. Wagner in 1999 from Hawaii; Kew also lists Taiwan. It is known from very few wild records and is rarely grown. The single measured site on Maui is mild, humid and bright, with a modest winter wet season.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Hybrid sword ferns in Hawaii grow where their parents meet, typically on disturbed slopes, forest edges and lava or rock banks in partial shade.

The only measured record sits at about 500 m on Maui.

HawaiiTaiwan

🔒 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.