Crispy Wave Fern
3.6 out of 5 (16 experiences)
About Crispy Wave Fern
Crispy Wave Fern is a popular houseplant 🌿 that needs lots of water to thrive. They do best in moderate sunlight 🌤 and should be less than 6 feet from a window.
Plant parents describe this plant as browning easily and having large, lush leaves with a whopping 459 being grown with Greg around the world. Check out the reviews below for more details!🌟
Crispy Wave Fern likes soil that is good at retaining moisture. Your plant shouldn't need added fertilizers if you repot each time it doubles in size.
Taxonomy
Asplenium nidus 'Crispy Waves'
Asplenium
Aspleniaceae
Polypodiales
Also known as
Japanese Bird's Nest Fern
How to care for Crispy Wave Fern
How often to water your Crispy Wave Fern
Crispy Wave Fern needs 0.5 cups of water every 7 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
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Water 0.5 cups every
7
Finding light for Crispy Wave Fern in your home
Crispy Wave Fern can tolerate being far from a window and light source.
Place it less than 6 feet from a south-facing window to ensure it receives enough light to survive 💪.
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How to fertilize Crispy Wave 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 Crispy Wave Fern after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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Help!!! My Crispy Wave Fern is Dying!! Recently, my art instructor gave me a Crispy Wave plant that wasn’t too happy with her! It was turning brown and I suspected it was because of the unusual water pattern she was doing, forgetting to water it until the soil was bone dry, then dumping a bunch of water on it. She also had it far in the back of the art room where there was no light. So far I’ve had it for two days, and I repotted it and put it in my windowsill. The condition of the plant isn’t any better!! In fact, it’s worse!! Can anyone help me?
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OK...I'll play! 💚🎉 #GregTurnsTwo #FreshLeafFriday #FernFriday #PLANTMAFIA #GregGang #PlantsMakePeopleHappy
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Is this plant also called Crispy Wave? #Asplenium
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I’ve read conflicting things online - should my crispy wave get full sun or partial sun? #CrispyWaveFern
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I have no idea when this little guy happened but yay! (As I’m writing this I just noticed there two of them!) #CrispyWaveFern #NewGrowth #leaf #HappyPlants
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Brown leaves ?? What can these dark brown leaves mean?
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#FreshLeafFriday #NewGrowth #CrispyWaveFern #HeartleafPhilodendron #BurrosTail New leaves and new roots! I totally forgot that I was doing that with the burros tail haha happy accident 🙊💁🏼♀️
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S.O.S Zion has not been doing too well and I don’t know why! He was brownish leaves with spots. Anyone know what I can do to make him feel better?
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Newbie here 👋🏾 So I had this same fern (crispy wave fern or birds nest fern) a few years ago and totally neglected it. Laverne was my first ever plant and I wasn’t worthy of her 💔 But, I’m reinvigorated to start my plant journey so I bought this little number online. I’m kind of regretting it now because of how she came. Maybe I should’ve just bought her in person instead. I’m sure all online vendors aren’t created equal though. Any advice on the browning spots? I cut a few of the leaves that were totally brown but I’m not sure if it was the right thing to do 😬🙈 #Fern #CrispyWaveFern #BirdsNestFern
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Moldy Soil SOS! 🚨 I’ve noticed that the soil on my crispy fern has some white patches in it and it is smelling a bit funny. I know ferns love humidity so I bought a humidifier and placed my plant right next to it. I’ve also placed it on a pebble tray (but really it’s more of a pot than a tray). I think too much humidity might be the cause here- What should I do to get rid of the mold in the soil and avoid root rot? This plant is like a baby to me, any advice is much appreciated! #moldysoil #CrispyWaveFern #FernFriends #SOS #RootRot
Care Summary for Crispy Wave Fern
Crispy Wave Fern
Greg recommends:
0.5 cups every 7 days
< 6ft from a window
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.
What other plant parents say
I love my crispy wave fern, its a survivor! Whenever it needs to be watered it starts to droop but comes right back up after being watered. Its current potted in peat and seems to really like that kind of soil because it retains so much water. However if this plant goes too long without humidity it starts getting little light brown spots. Thankfully they aren’t too noticeable and can be fixed by placing this plant closer to a humidifier!