Types of Indoor Ferns
Adiantum capillus-veneris, the Southern maidenhair fern, black maidenhair fern, maidenhair fern, and venus hair fern, is a species of ferns in the genus Adiantum and the family Pteridaceae with a subcosmopolitan worldwide distribution. It is cultivated as a popular garden fern and houseplant.
Read on to learn how to grow autumn ferns. Autumn Fern Info and Growing. Like all ferns, the autumn fern produces no seeds and no flowers are required. Thus, ferns are strictly foliage plants. This ancient woodland plant thrives in partial or full shade and moist, rich, well-drained, slightly acidic soil.
Bird’s nest fern is an epiphytic fern, which means in the wild it typically grows on other things, like tree trunks or buildings. When you buy it as a houseplant, it will be planted in a container, but it can be affixed to planks and hung on a wall much like staghorn ferns.
Delta Maidenhair Fern Maidenhair ferns can be grown indoors - although they're best suited for growing in a terrarium or within a conservatory "when the correct conditions can be provided". These can grow up to 1.5ft tall and grow at their best when plenty of humidity is provided.
Whereas the Staghorn Ferns are epiphytic and (mostly) grow in trees, the Elkhorn Ferns are terrestrial, and they grow in the ground, under a canopy of tropical trees. Most Elkhorn Ferns are found (naturally) growing in the East Indies.
Kangaroo ferns bloom outdoors in spring and summer, but if you have the right conditions, you may be rewarded with blooms anytime during the year. Tips for growing ferns: Most ferns are happy with indirect light from a north-facing window or, during the summer, in the filtered light from an eastern exposure.
Maidenhair ferns can make graceful additions to shady gardens or bright, indirect areas of the home. Growing maidenhair fern is easy. This article provides tips and information on growing maidenhair fern plants.
Nephrolepis cordifolia 'Duffii' The Nephrolepis, or Lemon Button Fern, is one of the most pleasant small ferns an Indoor Gardener can grow. Once it finds its place in your home, and you establish its care cycle, it's pretty much care-free.
‘Regular’ Phlebodium aureum ferns have thinner leaves that more closely resemble other ferns (see below), but care is the same. This also goes for the three other ferns in the tiny Phlebodium genus.
The Pteris genus includes a huge variety of species, mostly ranging from the tropics and subtropics, although there are a few temperate species. Collectively known as brake ferns, many have flat, pinnate fronds that hardly resemble the traditional idea of a fern.
Staghorn ferns (Platycerium spp.) have an out-of-this world appearance. The plants have two types of leaves, one of which resembles the horns of a large herbivore. The plants grow outdoors in warm season locations and indoors elsewhere. Mounted or in a basket is how to grow a staghorn fern, because they are epiphytic, growing in trees generally.
Sword ferns perform best in moist shady conditions. However, as long as there is good drainage, the sword fern can easily adapt to a number of soil conditions. They can even thrive in sun when given plenty of moisture. Sword ferns transplant easily in the garden.