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False Spleenwort

Deparia

Also called Silvery Glade Fern, Silvery Spleenwort

False Spleenwort
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0

Deparia is a genus of ferns, often called false spleenworts, with species such as the silvery glade fern grown for their finely divided, silvery-green fronds in shaded, moist spots. Keep them humid and out of hot, dry sun.

Family
Athyriaceae (Athyri family)
Grows as
Fern
Light
Part shade, Shade
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist but not soggy, and water when the top layer starts to dry.
Soil
Rich, humus-heavy, well-draining soil or a peaty potting mix.
Temperature
15–25 °C; protect below 0 °C for most species.
How easy
Moderate

About

Deparia (or the false spleenworts) is a genus of ferns. The Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I) places the genus in the family Athyriaceae, although other sources include it within an expanded Aspleniaceae or Woodsiaceae.

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Deparia 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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