Plant Care Lesser Featherwort

Lesser Featherwort

Also known as

Jungermannia dillenii, Jungermannia porelloides, Plagiochila arctica subarctica, Plagiochila asplenioides, Plagiochila asplenioides arenaria, Plagiochila asplenioides asplenioides, Plagiochila asplenioides devexa, Plagiochila asplenioides humilis, Plagiochila asplenioides minor, Plagiochila asplenioides porelloides, Plagiochila dillenii, Plagiochila nodosa, Plagiochila norvegica, Plagiochila porelloides devexa, Plagiochila porelloides humilis, Plagiochila porelloides minor and Plagiochila porelloides nodosa

Taxonomy

Plagiochila porelloides
Plagiochila
Plagiochilaceae
Jungermanniales

How to care for Lesser Featherwort

💦 Water

How often to water your Lesser Featherwort

Water needs for Lesser Featherwort
0.5 cups
every 9

Lesser Featherwort 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

Does your plant get direct sunlight?

Select the pot size

5"
☀️ Light

Finding light for Lesser Featherwort in your home

Light needs and placement for plant Lesser Featherwort: 3ft from a window
3ft or less from
a window

Lesser Featherwort 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 Lesser Featherwort in your home 🏡.

🪴 Nutrients

How to fertilize Lesser Featherwort

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

Care Summary for Lesser Featherwort

Lesser Featherwort


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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