
Diamondleaf Fern
Also known as
Alsophila affinis, Alsophila bilineata, Alsophila deckeriana, Alsophila glauca, Alsophila millefolium, Alsophila monticola, Alsophila pruinata, Alsophila pruinata concolor, Alsophila pruinata conspicua, Alsophila pruinata tenuis, Alsophila revoluta, Alsophila schaffneriana, Cyathea bilineata, Cyathea monticola, Cyathea revoluta, Cyathea schaffneriana, Lophosoria acaulis, Lophosoria affinis, Lophosoria brasiliensis, Lophosoria caesia, Lophosoria densa, Lophosoria discolor, Lophosoria excisa, Lophosoria frigida, Lophosoria glauca, Lophosoria glaucescens, Lophosoria polypodioides, Lophosoria prostrata, Lophosoria pruinata, Lophosoria quadripinnata quadripinnata, Lophosoria quadripinnata viridifolia, Lophosoria schaffneriana, Lophosoria warscewiczii, Lophosoria warszewiczii, Polypodium caesium, Polypodium cinereum, Polypodium maculatum, Trichosorus densus, Trichosorus frigidus, Trichosorus glaucescens and Trichosorus glaucescens major
Taxonomy
Lophosoria quadripinnata
Lophosoria
Dicksoniaceae
Cyatheales

How to care for Diamondleaf Fern
How often to water your Diamondleaf Fern

every 9
Diamondleaf 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.
Water 0.5 cups every
9
Finding light for Diamondleaf Fern in your home

a window
Diamondleaf 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.
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How to fertilize Diamondleaf 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 Diamondleaf Fern after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
Care Summary for Diamondleaf Fern
Diamondleaf Fern
Greg recommends:

0.5 cups every 9 days

< 3ft from a window

Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.
