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Mildella

Mildella
Photo: Bodofzt, CC BY-SA 4.0

Mildella is a genus of small ferns in the Pteridaceae family, native to Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean. Its members are rarely grown in gardens, so care should be based on related cheilanthoid ferns that need bright, humid conditions and moist, well-drained soil.

Family
Pteridaceae (Maidenhair fern family)
Grows as
Fern
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Keep the soil lightly moist and never waterlogged, watering when the top layer begins to dry.
Soil
Loose, well-drained humus-rich mix with some grit or perlite.
Temperature
18–27 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate

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Mildella is a genus of ferns in the subfamily Cheilanthoideae of the family Pteridaceae. Species are native to Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean.

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Mildella 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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