Pyrrosia longifolia var. crestata,Pyrrosia Longifolia Var. Crestata

Description

Common name:

Pyrrosia Longifolia Var. Crestata

Category:

Ferns, Indoor Plants, Groundcovers

Family:

Polypodiaceae or Fern family

Light:

Semi shade, Shade growing

Water:

Normal, Can tolerate more

Primarily grown for:

Foliage

Flowering season:

Non Flowering

Foliage color:

Green

Special Character:

• Rare Plant or difficult to get plant
• Good for Cut foliage
• Good for Edges ie very small hedge or border
• Hanging or weeping growth habit
• Grows best in humid and warm regions

Plant Description:

- A flat leaved hanging fern.
- Its fronds droop downwards. They elongate with time and reach over 4 feet long.
- Is a very tropical plant.

Growing tips:

Can be treated and grown as other tropical ferns.
Requires humid conditions and porous media with a lot of organic matter. Well decomposed leaf mould is very good. Its growth slows down during the cooler winter months. In cases of very cold and dry winters it will go into dormancy. Will sprout back when the weather is favourable. Ideal plant for individual pot grown specimens. Temperature tolerance: 16 deg C to 36 deg C