Plant Care Blue Rabbit's Foot Fern

Blue Rabbit's Foot Fern

4.1 out of 5 (14 experiences)

Blue Rabbit's Foot Fern has a Survivor plant personality Survivor
Blue Rabbit's Foot Fern has a Large, lush leaves plant personality Large, lush leaves

Also known as

Virginia Blue Fern, Virginia Blue Fern and Blue Star Fern

Taxonomy

Phlebodium areolatum
Phlebodium
Polypodiaceae
Polypodiales

How to care for Blue Rabbit's Foot Fern

Water

How often to water your Blue Rabbit's Foot Fern

Water needs for Blue Rabbit's Foot Fern
0.5 cups
every 9

Blue Rabbit's Foot Fern needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 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.

Calculate water needs of Blue Rabbit's Foot Fern

Water 0.5 cups every
9

Does your plant get direct sunlight?

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5"
Light

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Finding light for Virginia Blue Fern in your home

Light needs and placement for plant Blue Rabbit's Foot Fern: 3ft from a window
3ft or less from
a window

Blue Rabbit's Foot 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 Blue Rabbit's Foot Fern in your home 🏡.

Nutrients

How to fertilize Blue Rabbit's Foot Fern

Nutrient, fertilizer, and repotting needs for Blue Rabbit's Foot Fern: repot after 2X growth

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 Blue Rabbit's Foot Fern after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.

FAQs
Difficulty Level

Blue Rabbit's Foot Fern is generally easy to care for, though some plant parents report facing challenges with growing it. Check out the reviews down below to read more about their experiences!


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Propagation
Yellow Leaves

Care Summary for Blue Rabbit's Foot Fern

Blue Rabbit's Foot Fern

Blue Rabbit's Foot 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.

What other plant parents say

Blue Rabbit's Foot Fern has a Survivor plant personality Survivor 9
Blue Rabbit's Foot Fern has a Large, lush leaves plant personality Large, lush leaves 7
Blue Rabbit's Foot Fern has a Browns easily plant personality Browns easily 6
Blue Rabbit's Foot Fern has a Fast grower plant personality Fast grower 4
Blue Rabbit's Foot Fern has a Easy to propagate plant personality Easy to propagate 1
Darrell avatar
@Darrell
leaf-1 9 Plants
xp 145 XP
globe Wadsworth, OH
07/01/2021

Newby but with control of the water and misting it’s been beautiful!

Large, lush leaves Large, lush leaves
@jimogen avatar
@@jimogen
leaf-1 4 Plants
xp 91 XP
globe Oxenholme, England
05/29/2021

Make sure the soil is always moist. It can survive in darker rooms but does well in bathrooms/bedrooms (humidity n heat and stuff) Honestly just love these plants and their little fuzzy roots :)

Large, lush leaves Large, lush leaves
Fast grower Fast grower
Survivor Survivor
@oprah_rynfrey avatar
@@oprah_rynfrey
leaf-1 54 Plants
xp 1,218 XP
globe Chicago, IL
05/17/2021

I love this plant. Very easy to care for with adequate sun and water ~ mine noticeably perks up when I water it! Deep green kangaroo paw leaves carry a faint smell of cinnamon.

Large, lush leaves Large, lush leaves
Survivor Survivor
Browns easily Browns easily

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