blue star fern indoor care

Do you think it could be powdery mildew? About phlebodium aureum. The fact that some regrowth is happening is promising. As for soil mix, I used large and small pieces of grape wood which is pretty porous and the plant loves it. If you regularly mist the plant and the air in your home isn’t too dry, a location like the living room is also fine. If the plant isn’t exposed to direct sun and is kept lightly moist but not wet, I’d give it a little more time to see if it produces new fronds. I fell in love with my blue star fern when I saw it. You can only glean information about whether the light source is adequate or not from new fronds, not really old ones. Its place, suitable pot and all of its requirements are comprehensively described for your funky fern.We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. Then you so much for this article!! Sorry to hear you’re having problems with your blue star fern. Plant type. As with all houseplants, the best way to figure out how to care for your blue star fern is to have a look at the way it naturally grows. If we’re going to try and grow this species indoors it’s a good idea to keep this natural growth pattern in mind, as it’s going to determine much of the way we should care for the plant.Because the blue star fern naturally grows attached to trees and other plants in forests where a lot of light is blocked out by the tree canopies, it doesn’t require a lot of light, although it does appreciate it.

Another one of my personal favorites would be the blue star fern, which doesn’t need sunlight and makes a great choice if you’re looking for something […]Blue Star stays on an open covered porch most of the year (upstate SC). Can I for example split off one of the “feet” and simply plant that? 14cm. When it comes to temperature, blue star ferns aren’t too demanding. You have to take fern out at watering time.Hanging planter could be an option but as it is not a creeping fern that tends to hang down.

I’m thinking of using coco coir for mine but unsure how it will react. Sorry I can’t be of more help, I hope the plant recovers! […] the article on types of easy ferns to start with. Are you using a suitable (loose) soil type?

An advantage of its growing popularity is that the blue star fern should now be relatively easy to find. Direct sunlight will damage curly fronds and spoil it beauty . It’s humid and hot here in NC now. But still give you pleasant look.You can place it in your room or at office side table that will give you refreshing and soothing surrounding.A well drained moist soil is best for growth of blue star fern. White flies, some type of fungus, natural coloration… could be many things!Good luck with the soil change and I hope the plant will be alright.I can’t tell you how grateful I am to find your article! The rhizome is pushing out the sides of the pot, but I don’t want to pot up to a bigger pot due to lack of space. Orchid mix? You can prepare the substrate yourself, adding to the universal soil or soil for ornamental deciduous plants a large number of drainage materials, pieces of bark or perlite (1/3 volume). Many thanks for my ‘duh’ moment Haha, I hope that works out for you! This allows it to reach higher than many plants that grow on the ground, right into the canopies.The aforementioned makes this plant an epiphyte. Normally a green thumb with happy healthy house plants, I have struggled with my Blue Star ever since I brought her home last year.

The ‘blue star’ variety with its rounded, paw-shaped foliage is only one of them. Good luck!I’ve only had my blue star fern for 10 days so it’s hard to say how it’s doing overall, but it’s not looking unhappy.