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Nephrolepis falcata

Nephrolepis falcata is a Philippine sword fern best known in cultivation through its forked form, the fishtail fern sold as N. falcata 'Furcans'. Wild plants grow from near sea level to almost 2000 m, mostly in warm, humid lowland and hill forest. It is easy in a warm, bright, humid spot.

Nephrolepis falcata
Photo: Consultaplantas, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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 Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Lowland and hill forest and forest edges, often epiphytic on trunks or growing on banks and rocks, sending out long pendent fronds.

Recorded at 44 to 1980 m, median 654 m.

PhilippinesLuzonMindanaoVisayas

🔒 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.