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Bamboo Fern

Coniogramme

Also called Bamboo Ferns

Bamboo Fern
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0

Coniogramme is a genus of ferns in the family Pteridaceae, mostly native to tropical Africa and Asia; the plant sold as "bamboo fern" is a cultivar of Coniogramme pilosa. It is grown for its upright, bamboo-like fronds in shaded, humid conditions with consistently moist soil.

Family
Pteridaceae (Maidenhair fern family)
Grows as
Fern, Grass
Light
Part shade, Shade
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist and do not let it dry out completely.
Soil
Rich, humus-based, well-draining potting mix.
Temperature
18–25 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate

About

Coniogramme is one of three genera in the subfamily Cryptogrammoideae of the fern family Pteridaceae. Species originate from (mostly tropical) Africa and Asia, with a cultivar of Coniogramme pilosa, known as "bamboo fern."

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Coniogramme 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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