| Life form | Fern |
| Family | Pteridaceae |
| Origin | Tropics of Asia and Africa. |
| Ease of cultivation | Easy to grow plant. |
| The size | In width to 30-80 cm, and at a height of not more than 60 cm – 1.5 m. |
| Growth rate | Not very tall. |
| Lifespan | Perennial |
| Temperature | In the summer: 68-77, in the winter 64,4-68 ° F, the minimum 53,6-59 ° F. |
| Humidity | 60-80%. It is desirable to spray at least 2 times a day. Pot should be placed in a pallet with expanded clay or wet peat. |
| Lighting | Scattered light, suitable for partial shade and shadow. |
| The soil | Suitable shop soil for ferns, must be loose and breathable. For a mixture of homemade vzyt equal parts peat, turf, leaf soil and humus. It is better to add sphagnum and charcoal. Good drainage is required. |
| Watering | The soil in the pot must be moist all the time, but the overflow is not permissible (watered with soft water about 2-3 times a week, 1 glass of water each watering). In winter, watering is reduced to 1-2 times a week. |
| Fertilizer | During growth, every 2 weeks, feed twice diluted with fertilizer. |
| Reproduction | Propagation by dividing the bush or rhizome. Propagates by spores in March at a temperature of 55,4 ° F. Sometimes spilling spores grow on their own. |
| Bloom | Ferns do not bloom. |
| Transfer | Young each year, old – as the volume of the pot is filled. |
| Features of care | Regularly cut damaged and brown leaves. The dried plant is cut off under the root and watered. Soon, new leaves may appear. |
| Difficulties | Rarely affected by pests, occasionally wound up a scab. The leaves pale and some twist the tips from the excess of sunlight. The leaves become dry, “paper” and brown from excessive dryness. With a sharp drop in temperature, leaves may fall. |
| Air cleaning | – |
| Toxicity | – |
