Pyrrosia splendens

A Philippine felt fern that grows as an epiphyte on trunks and branches in warm, wet forest. Like other Pyrrosia it has thick, leathery, hair-covered fronds that cope with brief drying, but it wants warmth year-round, bright filtered light and high humidity.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Recorded across the Philippine islands from Luzon to Mindanao in humid lowland and lower montane forest. As with most Pyrrosia it most likely creeps on tree trunks and branches, sometimes on rocks, where light is brighter than on the forest floor.

Few records carry an elevation; the climate sites lie between near sea level and about 730 m, so treat it as a lowland to lower-montane plant.

Philippines

🔒 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.