How to Care for Button fern: Mastering Water, Sunlight & More

How to care for Button fern

How often to water your Button fern

Button fern needs 0.5 cups of water every 7 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
7

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☀️ Light

Finding light for Button fern in your home

Button 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 Button fern in your home 🏡.

🪴 Nutrients

How to fertilize Button fern

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

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