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Serpocaulon

Serpocaulon
Photo: Luisalberto p, CC BY-SA 4.0

Serpocaulon is a genus of ferns in the Polypodiaceae family, native to the Americas, and its members are rarely grown as houseplants. Its species are epiphytic or rock-dwelling ferns from humid tropical and subtropical areas, so keeping humidity high and roots lightly moist is the key to growing them.

Family
Polypodiaceae (Polypody fern family)
Grows as
Fern
Light
Bright indirect, Part shade
Water
Keep the rhizome and roots lightly moist and never let them dry out fully; water when the surface feels just dry.
Soil
Loose, well-draining epiphyte mix such as orchid bark with peat or sphagnum, or a fine-textured mount.
Temperature
18–29 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate

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Serpocaulon is a genus of ferns in the family Polypodiaceae, subfamily Polypodioideae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). The genus is native to Northern and Southern America.

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Serpocaulon 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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