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Cheiroglossa fern

Cheiroglossa

Also called Dwarf Staghorn, Hand Fern

Cheiroglossa is a small genus of terrestrial ferns in the adder's-tongue family (Ophioglossaceae), with only two species, and it is rarely grown as a garden plant. Grow its members in a moist, humus-rich, shaded spot that is kept consistently damp, similar to other ophioglossoid ferns.

Family: Ophioglossaceae (Ophiogloss family)
Grows as: Fern
Light: Shade, Part shade
Water: Keep the soil consistently moist but not waterlogged, and never let it dry out completely.
Soil: Rich, humus-rich, well-drained but moisture-retentive soil, such as leaf mould mixed with a peat-free compost.
Temperature: Cool to mild conditions; protect from hard frost and extreme heat.
How easy: Hard

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Cheiroglossa is a genus of fern in the family Ophioglossaceae, subfamily Ophioglossoideae, with two species.

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cheiroglossa 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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