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Calciphilopteris

Calciphilopteris is a genus of four fern species in the maidenhair fern family (Pteridaceae), native from India and China south to Australia. They grow in crevices of limestone or cling directly to the rock, so they need sharp drainage and a lime-rich or rocky root run.

Family
Pteridaceae (Maidenhair fern family)
Grows as
Fern
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Water when the top of the rooting medium starts to dry, and keep it evenly moist but never waterlogged.
Soil
Gritty, fast-draining mix with added limestone chips or crushed rock; lime-tolerant.
Temperature
15–30 °C; protect below 5 °C.
How easy
Moderate

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Calciphilopteris is a genus of ferns in the family Pteridaceae. It is native to India and China, southward to Australia. Its four species grow in crevices in limestone or they cling to the rock itself.

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Calciphilopteris 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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