Plant Care Crape Fern

Crape Fern

Also known as

King fern

Taxonomy

Todea barbara
Todea
Osmundaceae
Osmundales

How to care for Crape Fern

šŸ’¦ Water

How often to water your Crape Fern

Water needs for Crape Fern
0.5 cups
every 9

Crape Fern needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesnā€™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 Crape Fern

Water 0.5 cups every
9

Does your plant get direct sunlight?

Select the pot size

5"
ā˜€ļø Light

Finding light for Crape Fern in your home

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

Crape Fern may have difficulty thriving, and will drop leaves šŸƒ, 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 Crape Fern in your home šŸ”.

šŸŖ“ Nutrients

How to fertilize Crape Fern

Nutrient, fertilizer, and repotting needs for Crape 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 itā€™s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.

To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Crape Fern after it doubles in size or once a yearā€”whichever comes first.

Care Summary for Crape Fern

Crape Fern

Crape Fern


Greg recommends:

Water

0.5 cups every 9 days

Placement

< 3ft from a window

Nutrients

Repot after 2x growth

Based on the 4ā€ pot your plant is in, and that it doesnā€™t get direct sunlight.

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