Boston fern

Boston fern
Photo: Green Mostaza · CC BY 4.0

Pet safety

Not harmful to pets (ASPCA).

Through the year

Flowering months are not yet confirmed.

Key care steps

  1. Grow in partial shade.
  2. Use loam or sand; acid or neutral ph. soil and avoid waterlogging.
  3. Protect according to its H1b — down to 10°C hardiness rating.

An evergreen fern forming a large clump of narrow, arching, ladder-like light green fronds up to 2m long. It grows to 1m tall and often produces young plants on runners.

Sun: Partial shade.

Soil: Loam or sand; acid or neutral pH..

Hardiness: H1b — down to 10°C.