Plant Care Boston Fern Reviews

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4.2 out of 5 (250 experiences)

Boston Fern has a Large, lush leaves plant personality Large, lush leaves 96
Boston Fern has a Survivor plant personality Survivor 95
Boston Fern has a Fast grower plant personality Fast grower 91
Boston Fern has a Browns easily plant personality Browns easily 84
Boston Fern has a Pet friendly plant personality Pet friendly 48
Boston Fern has a Easy to propagate plant personality Easy to propagate 20
Boston Fern has a Blooms easily plant personality Blooms easily 9
Boston Fern has a Pest magnet plant personality Pest magnet 6
Lily avatar
@Lily
leaf-1 2 Plants
xp 36 XP
05/28/2021

it is quite easy but it does require a bit of watchful care. you shouldnt let the soil fully dry out meaning water 1-3 days and mist about daily.

Fast grower Fast grower
@Zoesplants avatar
@@Zoesplants
leaf-1 5 Plants
xp 169 XP
globe Geesteren, Overijssel
05/27/2021

Overall it is a really easy plant but it has more maintenance than my other plants.

Fast grower Fast grower
Browns easily Browns easily
Survivor Survivor
@Marlena_Nicole avatar
@@Marlena_Nicole
leaf-1 26 Plants
xp 632 XP
globe Santa Clara, CA
05/27/2021

HATES full sun. Is not “patio” friendly despite looking gorgeous in that location

Browns easily Browns easily
Large, lush leaves Large, lush leaves
@ngissell avatar
@@ngissell
leaf-1 5 Plants
xp 96 XP
05/26/2021

love this plant :)))

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@@Krazyplantmom
leaf-1 10 Plants
xp 2,035 XP
05/25/2021

He’s pretty new but I love how big and full he’s staying

Large, lush leaves Large, lush leaves
@bay avatar
@@bay
leaf-1 18 Plants
xp 2,454 XP
globe Fayetteville, AR
05/23/2021

I’ve had this plant for about a year and somehow it hasn’t grown or died. The leaves brown easily and it never needs as much water as i think it does.

Browns easily Browns easily
Survivor Survivor
Jenny avatar
@Jenny
leaf-1 1 Plants
xp 32 XP
globe McKinleyville, CA
05/23/2021

this fern is very particular about its sun/shade ratio!

Large, lush leaves Large, lush leaves
Easy to propagate Easy to propagate
@miabakija avatar
@@miabakija
leaf-1 51 Plants
xp 1,969 XP
05/22/2021

needs lots of humidity

Alice avatar
@Alice
leaf-1 11 Plants
xp 150 XP
globe Shrewsbury, England
05/21/2021

I love the plant it self it’s beautiful
But it easily browns

Large, lush leaves Large, lush leaves
Browns easily Browns easily
Fast grower Fast grower
Izzy avatar
@Izzy
leaf-1 2 Plants
xp 101 XP
05/18/2021

only had him for a couple weeks and i’ve struggled on if i should have him in the window sill or if it would be too bright, so ive just put him on my desk. however he is thriving!!!! he’s grown quite a lot, which i was worried about because his leaves got quite crunchy. i love him!!! defo recommend

Survivor Survivor
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@@sarahnotsara
leaf-1 30 Plants
xp 999 XP
globe White Lake charter Township, MI
05/17/2021

Just keep it in the shade and water it constantly, it seems to like that!

Fast grower Fast grower
Survivor Survivor
Browns easily Browns easily
@allie avatar
@@allie
leaf-1 18 Plants
xp 3,904 XP
globe Simcoe, Ontario
05/16/2021

Likes regularly waterings and dead heading.

@morganlovesplants05 avatar
@@morganlovesplants05
leaf-1 5 Plants
xp 1,470 XP
globe Bay Village, OH
05/16/2021

Great plant to have but super dangerous for pets

Large, lush leaves Large, lush leaves
Kaitlyn avatar
@Kaitlyn
leaf-1 15 Plants
xp 1,188 XP
05/15/2021

I love my fern. Be careful though because they are finicky plants. I bring mine in the bathroom with me when I shower and have it in my northwest window and it’s LOVING life. Which is great because when I bought it, it looked very sad.

Fast grower Fast grower
Pet friendly Pet friendly
@Salimr88 avatar
@@Salimr88
leaf-1 20 Plants
xp 499 XP
globe Dubai
05/14/2021

Although I love the look of my fern when she’s happy, she requires so much work ie watering regularly and thoroughly and constant humidity. Which doesn’t suit my lifestyle. The fronds changes colour from lush deep green to pale green/yellow from the slightest bit of neglection. A very unforgiving diva but a beauty when spoilt.

Browns easily Browns easily
@Daphne avatar
@@Daphne
leaf-1 15 Plants
xp 357 XP
globe Waxhaw, NC
05/14/2021

This is a great first plant to have as long as you give it sun and water! It definitely browns easily, but it grows decently fast if taken care of. I definitely recommend :)

Fast grower Fast grower
Survivor Survivor
@marrakech avatar
@@marrakech
leaf-1 19 Plants
xp 1,573 XP
globe Seattle, WA
05/13/2021

Can shed a ton of foliage onto your floor.

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@@happylittlegarden
leaf-1 35 Plants
xp 583 XP
globe Richmond, New South Wales
05/11/2021

not a fan of direct light as it can get brown leaves pretty easily. it's really easy to tell when it needs watering as their leaves droop.

Fast grower Fast grower