Autumn Fern
About Autumn Fern
Autumn Fern is a popular houseplant 🌿 that is isn’t challenging to grow and needs very little water to thrive. They do best in long-lasting, direct light ☀️ and should be less than 1 foot from a window.
Autumn Fern likes soil that is well draining. Your plant shouldn't need added fertilizers if you repot each time it doubles in size.
Autumn Fern belongs to the Dryopteris genus, and is native to China to Temperate Eastern Asia.
Taxonomy
Dryopteris erythrosora
Dryopteris
Dryopteridaceae
Polypodiales
Also known as
Japanese Sheild Fern
How to care for Autumn Fern
How often to water your Autumn Fern
every 12
Autumn Fern needs 0.5 cups of water every 12 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.
Water 0.5 cups every
12
Finding light for Autumn Fern in your home
a window
Autumn Fern love being close to bright, sunny windows 😎.
Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Autumn Fern does not tolerate low-light 🚫.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Autumn Fern in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Autumn 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 Autumn Fern after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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My daughter kills all the plants! 😭 This happened in only 5 days… teenagers, right?! 😂 Any tips on how I can try to save her? She was confiscated and it’s now mine. Thank You! #AutumnFern #saveme
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Autumn Fern Care Hi! I recently got a baby Autumn Fern about a week ago, and I am a little worried about its progress. Its fronds feel very dry (could be normal for the plant?) and I have noticed that a few of the fronds are broken/dying. All of the other ferns that I bought with the Autumn Fern have been thriving and growing new fronds since I repotted them, but I’m worried that my Autumn Fern is not on the right path. (Greg doesn’t let me give this as an option, but the soil is a mix of equal parts peat moss and potting soil-my ferns have liked that in the past.) Does anyone have any tips for taking care of these plants and what I may be doing wrong? Thanks in advance! #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #NewGrowth #PropagationStation #FernFriends #AutumnFern #PlantTherapy #NewPlantMom
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Knocked Over #AutumnFern My autumn firm was accidentally knocked over and half the soil was discarded before I was informed. Can I replace what was lost with 1/2 indoor potting soil and 1/2 pearlite?
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Is it salvageable? #AutumnFern my fern is shriveling. I mistakenly thought it wanted a lot of light and have had it in a west-facing window for weeks now. I’ve solved that problem, but will it bounce back? My plan was to put it in a high-humidity terrarium with grow light, but if it’s not going to thrive, I’ll just cut my losses.
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How to promote growth My autumn fern hasn’t grown much since I got her in April. I moved her to a southern window and have given her a gentle fertilizer (happy happy houseplant). Tina doesn’t seem unhappy. She’s just small. Any tips? #HappyPlants #AutumnFern #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #FernFriends #FernFriday #TipsandTricks #GrowthProgress #Growth #hacks
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Can anyone help me with my fern? It didn't look like this when I first got it, but after climbing out of a mental rut a few weeks ago, I want to do what I can to revive it. Does anyone have any tips?
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Hey! My #AutumnFern and it’s #leaves are looking great except one. Why? Its stem was bent for a few days (weeks?) until we taped it in place. Does it have anything to do with that? I’m also misting that leaf whenever I mist the whole fern. The other #Leaf with a bent stem is looking fine, so I seriously don’t know what’s going on. #fern #PlantAddict
Care Summary for Autumn Fern
Autumn Fern
Greg recommends:
Water
0.5 cups every 12 days
Placement
< 1ft 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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