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Pyrrosia princeps

A large-fronded epiphytic felt fern from Sulawesi, the Moluccas and New Guinea, growing on trees in hot, humid lowland and hill forest. It likes warmth, bright filtered light and a mount or very airy mix that dries between waterings, and it is more drought-tolerant than most ferns.

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 trunks and branches in lowland to lower-montane rainforest and plantations, often fairly exposed in the canopy. Its thick, felted fronds store water.

Recorded from 10 to 1,500 m, median about 300 m.

Indonesia (Sulawesi, Maluku, Western New Guinea)Papua New Guinea

🔒 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.