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Blue Star Fern

Phlebodium aureum

FernsMood Meter: Go With the Flow

Also called: Golden Polypody, Cabbage Palm Fern

Scientific Name History

Current accepted name: Phlebodium aureum

Previously or alternatively classified as: Polypodium aureum

How to identify it

Blue-green deeply lobed fronds arise from thick fuzzy golden-brown creeping rhizomes.

Growing characteristics

Growth habit: creeping epiphytic.

Plant Mood Meter: Go With the Flow

More tolerant of ordinary household humidity than many delicate ferns when its creeping rhizomes remain airy.

Care guide

Light

Medium to bright indirect light. Direct sun: Avoid intense direct sun.

Water

Keep moderately moist while allowing good airflow around the creeping rhizomes.

Soil / substrate

Loose, airy epiphytic fern mix.

Humidity

Average to moderate humidity is suitable.

Support / growth

No support needed.

Problems Planticist can help with

UnderwateringOverwatering / poor aerationRoot rot / impaired rootsExcess light / sun scorchInsufficient light (etiolation)Normal lower-leaf senescenceLow-humidity stressPest damageFertilizer / mineral salt buildup

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