Pyrrosia eleagnifolia

New Zealand's leather-leaf fern, a tough creeping epiphyte and rock-dweller with thick, succulent-like fronds. It grows on trees, rocks and walls from the coast to the hills, and handles drought and bright light far better than most ferns.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-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 on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Creeping over tree trunks and branches, rock faces, boulders and even old walls, in forest, scrub and open coastal sites. It curls and survives long dry spells on exposed perches.

From sea level to about 1,000 m, mostly lowland and hill country (median about 300 m).

New Zealand NorthNew Zealand SouthChatham Is.Kermadec Is.

🔒 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.