Java fern

Microsorum pteropus

i

Photo by Fhurzan · CC BY-SA 3.0

Rhizome / epiphyteVery easy

All plants

Growing requirements

  • Difficulty Very easy
  • Growth rate Slow
  • Growth habit Rhizome / epiphyte
  • Placement Midground, Background, On wood or rock
  • Light Low to high light
  • Added CO₂ Not needed
  • Temperature 20–28 °C (68–82 °F) tolerates 4–30 °C (39–86 °F)
  • pH 5–8
  • Carbonate hardness 0–14 dKH
  • Origin South Asia, Southeast Asia, East Asia

Not on record for Java fern: height, width.

Growing notes

Attach it to wood or rock rather than planting it; the rhizome must stay uncovered.

Sources1
  1. 1 Flowgrow plant database