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Nephrolepis hirsutula

A tough, widespread sword fern from Southeast Asia through northern Australia and across the Pacific islands, often on forest edges, stream banks and in open, disturbed ground. It takes more sun and heat than most ferns, but in drier regions it stays in moist spots.

Nephrolepis hirsutula
Photo: Tauʻolunga, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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 Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

A clumping, stoloniferous fern of rainforest margins, swamp edges, creek banks, coastal scrub and disturbed ground; it also grows on palm trunks and rocks. In seasonally dry northern Australia it is confined to permanently moist sites such as springs and creeks.

Recorded from near sea level to about 2100 m, median about 200 m.

Australia (Queensland, Northern Territory, Western Australia)IndonesiaPapua New GuineaVanuatuSolomon IslandsFrench PolynesiaJapan (Ogasawara)New CaledoniaPhilippinesMalaysiaFijiHawaii

🔒 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 3.0 licence, unmodified.