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Pteris tremula

Pteris tremula, the tender or shaking brake, is a fast-growing terrestrial fern of Australia, New Zealand and the south-west Pacific, with large, finely divided, pale-green fronds. It is easy in cultivation if kept moist in bright shade, and it self-sows readily, sometimes becoming weedy.

Pteris tremula
Photo: Daderot, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Cool-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 in the ground

Where it grows wild

Grows in forest margins, open forest, gully banks, roadside cuttings and disturbed ground, often where there is a break in the canopy. Soils are moist but well drained.

Recorded from near sea level to about 1,550 m (median 280 m).

Eastern Australia (Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, Northern Territory)New Zealand (North and South Islands, Chatham and Kermadec Islands)Norfolk IslandFiji and VanuatuTubuai Islands

🔒 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 Public domain licence, unmodified.