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Umbrella fern

Sticherus

Also called Shield Ferns, Umbrella Ferns

Umbrella fern
Photo: Poyt448 Peter Woodard, CC0

Sticherus is a genus of about 80 to 90 fern species, several of which are grown for their umbrella-like, repeatedly branched fronds. They do best in cool, humid conditions with evenly moist soil and bright but filtered light.

Family
Gleicheniaceae (Gleicheni family)
Grows as
Fern
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep soil evenly moist and never let it dry out completely.
Soil
Humus-rich, peaty, well-draining mix.
Temperature
12–24 °C; protect below 5 °C
How easy
Moderate

About

Sticherus is a genus of about 80–90 species of fern.

In Australia they are commonly referred to as shield ferns. In the United States they are commonly referred to as umbrella ferns.

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Sticherus 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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