Pyrrosia sheareri

A large-fronded felt fern widespread in central and southern China, growing on tree trunks and mossy rocks in forests from low hills to about 2300 m. It has thick, leathery fronds covered in felt-like hairs and tolerates cold winters and dry spells far better than most epiphytic ferns.

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

Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Grows as an epiphyte on trunks and as a lithophyte on rocks and cliffs in evergreen broadleaf and mixed forests, creeping by a scaly rhizome. Its felted, leathery fronds let it survive drying between rains.

Recorded from about 300 to 2325 m, median about 900 m; the most heavily weighted climate site is near 2000 m, where winters freeze.

China South-CentralChina SoutheastTaiwanVietnam

🔒 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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