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Ferns Partly documented

Pteris comans

A large ground fern of moist lowland and coastal forest across the southwest Pacific, from northern New Zealand to Vanuatu, Fiji and Polynesia. It wants shade, steady moisture and humidity, and mild temperatures without frost.

Pteris comans
Photo: Raffi Kojian, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Terrestrial fern of rainforest and moist open forest, often on shaded slopes and forest margins near the coast.

Recorded at 3–1,200 m, median 300 m (87 records).

New Zealand NorthNorfolk Is.Kermadec Is.New CaledoniaVanuatuSolomon Is.Bismarck ArchipelagoFijiSamoaTongaCook Is.Society Is.Tubuai Is.Marquesas

🔒 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.