Pyrrosia longifolia

A widespread epiphytic felt fern with long, hanging, strap-shaped fronds, found from Indochina through Malesia to northern Queensland and the western Pacific, mostly in the lowlands. It is tough and drought tolerant for a fern, suited to warm, bright and humid conditions.

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 on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Epiphyte on tree trunks and branches in lowland rainforest, monsoon forest and coastal trees; thick fronds let it ride out dry spells, as in the rest of the genus.

Recorded from sea level to 1,875 m, but the median is only 140 m.

Indo-ChinaMalesiaPapuasiaQueenslandWestern Pacific

🔒 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 4.0 licence, unmodified.