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Christella

Christella
Photo: Poyt448 Peter Woodard, CC0

Christella is a genus of around 70 to 80 fern species in the family Thelypteridaceae, mostly found in tropical and subtropical regions. Members are generally grown as shade-loving ferns that need humid, moist conditions.

Family
Thelypteridaceae (Thelypterid family)
Grows as
Fern
Light
Part shade, Shade
Water
Keep the soil consistently moist but not waterlogged, and water more often in warm weather.
Soil
Rich, humus-based, well-draining moist soil or peaty potting mix.
Temperature
18 to 30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate

About

Christella is a genus of around 70-80 species of ferns in the subfamily Thelypteridoideae of the family Thelypteridaceae in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). Other sources sink Christella into a very broadly defined genus Thelypteris. The genus was named after Konrad H. Christ, a Swiss botanist. The distribution of these plants is mostly in the tropics and sub tropical areas. An Australian example is C. dentata.

Other Christella plants

Christella dentata

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Christella 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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