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Leatherfern

Parahemionitis

Leatherfern
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0

Parahemionitis is a small genus of ferns in the maidenhair fern family (Pteridaceae), known as leatherferns. Commonly grown members are rarely sold as houseplants, so care advice applies generally to tropical and subtropical leatherferns.

Family
Pteridaceae (Maidenhair fern family)
Grows as
Fern
Light
Bright indirect, Part shade
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist but not soggy, and let the top layer dry lightly between waterings.
Soil
Peaty, well-draining mix with added perlite or bark.
Temperature
18–26 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate

About

Parahemionitis is a genus of ferns in the family Pteridaceae, erected by Gopinath Panigrahi in 1992.

Other Acrostichum plants

Golden leatherfern · Leatherfern

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Parahemionitis 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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