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Alsophila woodwardioides

Alsophila woodwardioides is a tree fern from the Caribbean (Jamaica, Cuba and the Dominican Republic) that grows best in warm, humid, shaded conditions with steady moisture. It is a slow-growing species that needs a sheltered spot and consistent care.

Family
Cyatheaceae (Cyathe family)
Grows as
Tree, Fern
Light
Part shade, Shade
Water
Keep the soil and trunk consistently moist, and mist or water the crown regularly in dry air.
Soil
Rich, well-draining, humus-heavy mix such as peat or fibrous potting mix with added bark.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Hard
Native range
Cuba, Dominican Rep., Jamaica
Climate
wet tropical

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Alsophila woodwardioides is a species of tree fern native to Jamaica, Cuba and Hispaniola (the Dominican Republic).

Other Alsophila plants

Alsophila abbottii · Alsophila acanthophora · Alsophila acuminata · Alsophila alderwereltii · Alsophila alleniae · Alsophila alpina · Alsophila amboinensis · Alsophila aneitensis · Alsophila apiculata · Alsophila apoensis · Rough tree fern · Alsophila balanocarpa

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Alsophila woodwardioides 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.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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