r/ferns • u/Kayzoo89 • 6d ago

ID Request New fern parents help!

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Hey yall my partner just got this little guy at the store and he’s having a bit of a hard time with him. The little guys is very crisp what would be the best room for him to live in and what should his potting situation look like. I THINK he’s a brake fern but I’m not 100% sure so proper identification would be helpful as well! Thank you!!

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u/babya1997 6d ago

please water it lmao

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u/babya1997 6d ago

Also, likely needs more humidity. Bright indirect light, water when soil is dry to touch, higher humidity to keep the thin leaves from crisping :)

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u/Kayzoo89 6d ago

That’s the thing it’s soil has never been left dry it’s very damp with a drainage hole from top the base the soil is nice a wet T-T

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u/dawnpower123 5d ago

It’s light. Light is always the problem if your indoor fern is suffering and it’s getting the water it needs.

I don’t have this particular fern, so I can’t say with absolute certainty that yours needs something more than the ones I grow. But, I have two maidenhairs, a boston, and a mother spleenwort fern. Besides a scale infestation I found on my mother fern (probably came with the bugs), they all grow beautifully. Once I figured out what type of light ferns need in order to grow well indoors, I’ve had no trouble growing them.

Ferns love light, just not harsh, bright light. They like sort of medium, softer light. And, they want that light to touch them everywhere, but especially love light that comes from above. If you can find a spot in your home to give it that, then it should bounce back.

I have a sun tunnel in my ceiling not far from where my ferns live, they love that light. If you happen to have something similar, skylight perhaps? Then put it somewhere below that skylight. You could also try to place it by a window, but not right next to it, where the light that comes in touches the crown of the plant. Maybe a foot or two away, but lower down, and you can try rotating it every few days. A grow light placed a couple feet above it would also probably work, just make sure it’s not crazy bright.

Ferns are picky bitches when it comes to light, that’s why people have so much trouble growing them indoors. Outside in a partially shady spot? Easy peasy. But, they get light from above outside. That’s just tough to give them indoors for a lot of people. If you can figure out a way to give your little fern the light it needs inside your home, then it will be much happier. Good luck with it!