Nephrolepis delicatula

Nephrolepis delicatula is a widespread palaeotropical sword fern, ranging from West and Central Africa across India and mainland Southeast Asia to the Philippines. Its measured sites have a pronounced monsoon rhythm: hot and dry from December to April, wet and humid from May to October. In seasonal habitats such ferns often die back or slow down in the dry months, so a drier, cooler winter rest is worth mimicking.

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

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Recorded from forest margins, rocky slopes and seasonally dry forest; in the monsoon part of its range it grows where the dry season is long.

Recorded at 450 to 1500 m, median 1350 m, from only four records.

ThailandMyanmarIndiaNepalBangladeshPhilippinesCameroonGabonDR CongoTanzaniaUgandaZambiaZimbabweAngola

🔒 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.