help with my tropical ferns

16 years ago

i have a rabbits foot fern and a dwarf tasmanian tree fern that are declining now that they are in the house for the year is there anything i can do for them?there not going dormant there losing leaves and tubers/rabbit feet.

also with the rabbit foot fern does it like alot of water like other ferns?

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houstonpat
16 years ago
Rabbit's foot needs perfect drainage and average water.
stephenpope2000uk
16 years ago
Tree ferns hate indoor cultivation and the poor light and dessicating low humidity are almost guranteed to kill them. A consistently damp conservatory or plantroom is obligatory for this group of ferns, if they absolutely can't be left outside. They can almost never survive as houseplants under normal circumstances.
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