- It is suitable for children and pets, non-toxic and safe for pets.
- Avoid direct sunlight, which can burn its leaves.
- Light: It likes places of indirect light.
- Watering Moderate: 1 time a week.
- Moisture: Does not like to cool down, leaves should not be sprayed.
- Top tip: Fertilising is not essential, but if you want to give it a boost in spring, feed it with liquid fertiliser diluted in the watering.
- This moisture regulating plant is ideal for people who suffer from dry throat or snore at night.
- It is very easy to transplant and propagate, so you will never get bored with a Blue Star Fern at home.
Preguntas frecuentes
The fronds are palmate with deep lobes that give the whole plant a star-like outline. Unlike feathery ferns, 'Blue Star' has wide leaves with few large lobes, recalling stars or open hands.
No. As with other Polypodiaceae ferns, it is considered non-toxic to dogs and cats. Safe for households where pets nibble plants.
Both are cultivars of Phlebodium aureum: 'Blue Star' has wider fronds with star-shaped lobes; 'Blue Bell' has more wavy fronds with curly edges. They share the blue-green tone from the waxy coating.
Considerably. Phlebodium tolerates dry air and irregular watering better than Nephrolepis (Boston). It is among the easiest ferns for indoor beginners, with less demand for constant ambient humidity.
Phlebodium creeping rhizomes are covered with golden scales (aureum means 'golden' in Latin). The scales protect the rhizome from moisture loss and herbivores. In the wild they suit epiphytic life; in pots they look decorative.
Individual fronds reach 30–60 cm. The whole plant forms a 60–90 cm clump. Growth is moderate: 3–5 new fronds a year under good conditions. More compact than the Boston fern, ideal for medium spaces.
Blue Star Fern
The Blue Star Fern, also known as the "Elkhorn Fern".
- It is suitable for children and pets, non-toxic and safe for pets.
- Avoid direct sunlight, which can burn its leaves.
- Light: It likes places of indirect light.
- Watering Moderate: 1 time a week.
- Moisture: Does not like to cool down, leaves should not be sprayed.
- Top tip: Fertilising is not essential, but if you want to give it a boost in spring, feed it with liquid fertiliser diluted in the watering.
- This moisture regulating plant is ideal for people who suffer from dry throat or snore at night.
- It is very easy to transplant and propagate, so you will never get bored with a Blue Star Fern at home.
Preguntas frecuentes
The fronds are palmate with deep lobes that give the whole plant a star-like outline. Unlike feathery ferns, 'Blue Star' has wide leaves with few large lobes, recalling stars or open hands.
No. As with other Polypodiaceae ferns, it is considered non-toxic to dogs and cats. Safe for households where pets nibble plants.
Both are cultivars of Phlebodium aureum: 'Blue Star' has wider fronds with star-shaped lobes; 'Blue Bell' has more wavy fronds with curly edges. They share the blue-green tone from the waxy coating.
Considerably. Phlebodium tolerates dry air and irregular watering better than Nephrolepis (Boston). It is among the easiest ferns for indoor beginners, with less demand for constant ambient humidity.
Phlebodium creeping rhizomes are covered with golden scales (aureum means 'golden' in Latin). The scales protect the rhizome from moisture loss and herbivores. In the wild they suit epiphytic life; in pots they look decorative.
Individual fronds reach 30–60 cm. The whole plant forms a 60–90 cm clump. Growth is moderate: 3–5 new fronds a year under good conditions. More compact than the Boston fern, ideal for medium spaces.