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Wood Fern

Stenolepia

Also called Shield Fern, Buckler Fern, Buckler Ferns, Shieldfern, Woodfern, Wood Ferns, Male And Buckler Ferns

Stenolepia is a small genus of ferns in the wood fern family (Dryopteridaceae), with two species native to Malesia and New Guinea. Little is documented about cultivation, so care advice here is general to shield and wood ferns and should be checked against a specific species.

Family
Dryopteridaceae (Wood fern family)
Grows as
Fern
Light
Part shade, Shade
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist and never let it dry out completely.
Soil
Rich, humus-heavy, well-drained mix with leaf mould.
Temperature
18–28 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate

About

Stenolepia is a genus of ferns in the family Dryopteridaceae. It includes two species native to Malesia (Borneo, Java, and Sulawesi) and New Guinea.

Stenolepia speciosissima (Copel.) Holttum ex P.J.Edwards – western New Guinea

Other Dryopteris plants

Scaly Male Fern · Coastal woodfern · Shaggy Wood Fern · Broad buckler-fern · Autumn Fern · Male fern · Intermediate woodfern · Southern woodfern · Siebold's Wood Fern · Alpine woodfern · Woodfern

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Stenolepia 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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