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Gymnosphaera

Gymnosphaera is a genus of tree ferns in the family Cyatheaceae; its commonly grown members are tropical and subtropical forest ferns that need humid, shaded, moist conditions with protection from frost.

Family
Cyatheaceae (Cyathe family)
Grows as
Tree, Fern
Light
Part shade, Shade
Water
Keep the soil and trunk evenly moist and never let the root zone dry out.
Soil
Rich, fibrous, well-draining mix with plenty of organic matter.
Temperature
18–28 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate

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Gymnosphaera is a genus of tree ferns in family Cyatheaceae.

Other Gymnosphaera plants

Gymnosphaera capensis · Gymnosphaera denticulata

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Gymnosphaera 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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