Tiger Fern
Kiersten Rankel
Kiersten lives in New Orleans, LA and graduated with her masters degree in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from Tulane University in 2019.
She has conducted or assisted on research studies covering trees such as the bald cypress, swamp maple, and water tupelo, as well as important marsh grasses including Juncus, Spartina, and Phragmites.
Kiersten is a certified Louisiana Master Naturalist and regularly volunteers with local community gardens and nonprofits to help restore critical ecosystems along the Gulf Coast.
Also known as
Fern Tiger, Variegated Boston Tiger Fern and Variegated Boston Fern
Taxonomy
Nephrolepis exaltata 'Variegata'
Nephrolepis
Nephrolepidaceae
Polypodiales
How to care for Tiger Fern
How often to water your Tiger Fern
every 7
Tiger 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
Finding light for Tiger Fern in your home
a window
Tiger Fern can tolerate being far from a window and light source.
Place it less than 6 feet from a south-facing window to ensure it receives enough light to survive 💪.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Tiger Fern in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Tiger 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 Tiger Fern after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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Just recieved some new beautiful babies yesterday! Emphasis on babies lol. Tiger Fern (variegated Boston fern), a White Wonder Ivy, , Pothos N Joy, and a Brilliance autumn fern(not pictured bc only 5 pics allowed). Bought from #TheGreenEscape on etsy. Took a minute to ship out (literally arrived on the last day estimated time) but they were packaged super carefully and arrived completely intact, perky and happy!! I’m super exited for my tiger fern! I wanted one so badly but no nursery near me had them available 🫠 Thankful for online shopping!!! 🥰 #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict
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Tiger Fern top roots? When I got my tiger fern, it had these roots growing out the top. Picking it out of its pot, it had a lot of roots so I figured it needed a repot. I repotted it and it continued to put out roots through the top, I tuck the top roots into the dirt and it continues to produce more roots that come out the top 🤨 is this the plants attempt of shooting out rhizomes to start new baby plants or is this just… something they do and I could just trim them or continue tucking them in? 🤔 it otherwise has been growing healthy. 😀 #FernFriends #BostonFern #TigerFern #roots #PlantsMakePeopleHappy
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My “mini” haul arrived today! Mini because they’re all #StarterPlants 😄 Well, maybe except for Leaf 😂, but I didn’t get charged extra for a larger plant, so I’m not complaining! #PlantHaul #babyplants #ChineseMoneyPlant #TigerFern #FicusShivereana #HoyaWayetii
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droopy tiger fern first time fern owner here! any idea why she’s a lil droopy? my first thought it that the soil is draining too fast, or it’s getting too much direct light? any thoughts? last pic is where my fern is on my window— there are grow lights above all my plants. thanks!
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Plant Mail…I’m going to do it to myself and say I slipped off my im not gonna buy any plant for a while blah blah blah. I’m just going to say look at my new babies. #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #PlantTherapy #TigerFern #Philodendron #Copperleaf #GregGang #PlantMail
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I have a Boston fern plant. Some of the leaves are dry and brown. What should I do? #BostonFern
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What does it mean when the plants leaves are dry and brown? #BostonFern
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my fern is crispy as hell from a couple hot days with no water, is there any coming back from this? #ErectSwordFern
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I just got a new Boston fern plant. Should I change into a bigger pot? #BostonFern
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Can I keep this outside #BostonFern
Care Summary for Tiger Fern
Tiger Fern
Greg recommends:
Water
0.5 cups every 7 days
Placement
< 6ft 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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