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Pterozonium

Pterozonium
Photo: Karl Friedrich Philipp von Martius (1794-1868). Hugo von Mohl (1805-1872). Joseph Prestele., Public domain

Pterozonium is a genus of ferns in the Pteridaceae (maidenhair fern family), native mainly to north-western South America and Costa Rica. Its commonly grown members are seldom cultivated, so care advice here is general to terrestrial tropical ferns of this group.

Family
Pteridaceae (Maidenhair fern family)
Grows as
Fern
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist and never let it dry out completely.
Soil
Loose, humus-rich, well-draining potting mix with some peat or leaf mould.
Temperature
18–26 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate

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Pterozonium is a genus of ferns in the subfamily Pteridoideae of the family Pteridaceae. Species are mainly found in north-western South America, as well as Costa Rica.

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Pterozonium 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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