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Cretan Brake

Pteris parkeri

Also called Silver Ribbon Fern

Cretan Brake
Photo: Keisotyo, CC BY-SA 4.0

Pteris parkeri, the Silver Ribbon Fern, is an evergreen fern from East Asia (Japan, Korea, Taiwan) grown for its narrow, silver-striped fronds. It does best in consistently moist, humus-rich soil in shade or filtered light.

Family
Pteridaceae (Maidenhair fern family)
Grows as
Fern
Light
Part shade, Shade
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist and never let it dry out completely.
Soil
Moist, humus-rich, well-drained mix.
Temperature
15–25 °C; protect below 5 °C
How easy
Easy
Safety
Not toxic to cats or dogs (ASPCA).
Native range
S. Korea, C. & S. Japan to C. Taiwan
Climate
temperate

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Pteris parkeri, the silver ribbon fern, is a species of evergreen fern in the family Pteridaceae, native to Japan, Taiwan and Korea.

Other Pteris plants

Cretan brake · Slender brake · Spider brake · Ladder brake · Brake fern

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Pteris parkeri 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.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.

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