Heart Leaf Fern
Also known as
Floating Heart Fern
Taxonomy
Hemionitis Arifolia
Hemionitis
Pteridaceae
Polypodiales
How to care for Heart Leaf Fern
How often to water your Heart Leaf Fern
every 9
Heart Leaf Fern needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
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Water 0.5 cups every
9
Finding light for Heart Leaf Fern in your home
a window
Heart Leaf Fern may have difficulty thriving, and will drop leaves 🍃, without ample sunlight.
Place it less than 3 feet from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Heart Leaf Fern in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Heart Leaf Fern
Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Heart Leaf Fern after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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Corazon is a drama queen who faints and plays dead if I don’t water her every four days. She’s sits on the window sill of my shower but acts as if she’s hiking in the desert. Is your plant this needy? Greg says water every week or so?! Corazon would be 😵
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Is this a sign of under watering? I’ve been watering until it drains a bit and when watering it the water gets very muddy but I do notice it dries pretty fast within a day or so, been watering every few days, dosent get the best light tho
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Idk what soil to buy! What soil do I need to buy for my heart fern plant 😭
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Help! #PellaeaRotundifolia I think she was getting too much sun where I originally had her, I lost a lot of legs due to them getting dried up. Can I save her somehow?
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Leaves are crispy. It gets misted daily and watered weekly. Any ideas? #SickleFern
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Take a look at my plant. It looks like the leaves have started edges, right? Take a look at the underside. Those funny looking brown things are spores, according to a couple sites I found. I'd never seen this. Has anyone propagated from spores before? #PellaeaRotundifolia
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How do I fix her ? Just brought this plant home from the store. Was very dry. I added a half cup of water . #PlantAddict
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Any ideas 💡on why my button growing leggy? She's getting good indirect light and is being watered about every 7 days or so. Any info is appreciated! #PellaeaRotundifolia #newplantmom
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Not sure what type of cactus, I just saved this plant today so y’all think it will survive??
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Dry ? But soil is moist Could any of you give me insight on this button fern. The outer leaves look OK and feel OK but the inside is all dry and crunchy. The second Pic is just to illustrate how far it is from light. The picture and the plant tagged is my original picture of it. 
Care Summary for Heart Leaf Fern
Heart Leaf Fern
Greg recommends:
Water
0.5 cups every 9 days
Placement
< 3ft from a window
Nutrients
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.
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