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Polybotrya

Polybotrya
Photo: Jared Shorma, CC BY 4.0

Polybotrya is a genus of tropical ferns in the wood fern family (Dryopteridaceae), mostly climbing or creeping species from the Neotropics. Commonly grown members, such as Polybotrya cervina, are grown for their attractive, leathery fronds and need warm, humid conditions with filtered light.

Family
Dryopteridaceae (Wood fern family)
Grows as
Fern
Light
Bright indirect, Part shade
Water
Keep the mix evenly moist but not soggy, and let the top layer dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Well-draining, humus-rich mix such as peat or coir with perlite and bark.
Temperature
18–29 °C; protect below 13 °C
How easy
Moderate

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Polybotrya is a genus of ferns in the family Dryopteridaceae, subfamily Polybotryoideae, in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I).

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Polybotrya 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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