Plant Care Fish Tail Fern

Fish Tail Fern

Taxonomy

One tree
One

How to care for Fish Tail Fern

💦 Water

How often to water your Fish Tail Fern

Water needs for Fish Tail Fern
0.5 cups
every 9

Fish Tail 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 Fish Tail Fern

Water 0.5 cups every
9

Does your plant get direct sunlight?

Select the pot size

5"
☀️ Light

Finding light for Fish Tail Fern in your home

Light needs and placement for plant Fish Tail Fern: 3ft from a window
3ft or less from
a window

Fish Tail 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 Fish Tail Fern in your home 🏡.

🪴 Nutrients

How to fertilize Fish Tail Fern

Nutrient, fertilizer, and repotting needs for Fish Tail 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 Fish Tail Fern after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.

Care Summary for Fish Tail Fern

Fish Tail Fern

Fish Tail 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.

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