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Acystopteris

Acystopteris
Photo: Cheng-Tao Lin, CC BY 4.0

Acystopteris is a small genus of ferns in the family Cystopteridaceae, mostly found in cool temperate and mountain habitats; the species grown are hardy, delicate rock and woodland ferns that suit shaded, moist, cool conditions rather than warm houseplant settings.

Family
Cystopteridaceae (Cystopterid family)
Grows as
Fern
Light
Part shade, Shade
Water
Keep the soil consistently moist but never waterlogged.
Soil
Humus-rich, gritty, well-drained soil or a fern mix with added grit.
Temperature
5–20 °C; hardy to around -20 °C, protect from hot dry spells.
How easy
Moderate

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Acystopteris is a genus of ferns in the family Cystopteridaceae.

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Acystopteris by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

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