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Ferns Partly documented

Nephrolepis lauterbachii

A sword fern of New Guinea's montane forests and nearby islands, most often recorded around 1000–2000 m. It wants cool-tropical conditions: mild days, cool nights, constant rain and humidity, with no seasons.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets 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

Specific notes are scarce; records from mid-montane rainforest suggest a fern of forest edges, mossy trunks and shaded banks in constantly wet, cloudy forest.

Recorded from 76 to 2800 m, median about 1450 m.

Papua New GuineaSolomon IslandsIndonesia (Papua, Maluku)Bismarck ArchipelagoNew Caledonia

🔒 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.