Narrow-Leaved Glade Fern
About Narrow-Leaved Glade Fern
Glade Fern is an elegant fern with attractive shiny leaves. It spreads by creeping rhizomes and prefers continuous moisture in well-drained soils and partial to full shade. Ferns do not bloom but reproduce from spores formed on fertile leaves. Glade Ferns prefer nutrient-rich, loamy or seepy forests.
Taxonomy
Homalosorus pycnocarpos
Homalosorus
Aspleniaceae
Polypodiales
Also known as
Homalosorus, narrow-leaved glade fern, narrow-leaved-spleenwort and glade fern
How to care for Narrow-Leaved Glade Fern
How often to water your Narrow-Leaved Glade Fern
every 9
Narrow-Leaved Glade 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 Narrow-Leaved Glade Fern in your home
a window
Narrow-Leaved Glade 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 Narrow-Leaved Glade 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 Narrow-Leaved Glade Fern after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
Care Summary for Narrow-Leaved Glade Fern
Narrow-Leaved Glade Fern
Greg recommends:
Water
0.5 cups every 9 days
Placement
< 6ft 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.