How to Grow and Care for Ferns Indoors Polypodiopsida
Have you ever heard of pteridomania? If you’re reading this article, you might be suffering from it and not even realize.
Pteridomania is defined as an obsession with ferns. Don’t worry, I’m suffering from it, too.
I’ve got all kinds of species growing indoors and out. I can’t help it, they’re such fascinating and beautiful plants.
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Perhaps you’ve mastered growing plants in the Polypodiopsida class outdoors and you’re looking for help to make the same magic happen indoors. Or maybe you’re new to the whole process. Either way, we’ve got your back.
To help you turn your indoor space into a magical fern paradise, here’s what’s coming in this guide:
Fun fact: ferns grow on every continent except Antarctica – though there are fern fossils on Antarctica.
There are species that grow in every USDA Hardiness Zone, from 1a to 13b. These plants have had centuries to adapt to even the harshest environments.
That means there are many species that have adapted to the exact sort of conditions we have in our homes, namely: warm, low light, and moderate humidity.
Cultivation and HistoryFerns are plants in the botanical class Polypodiopsida, comprised of about 10,500 existing species – and a lot more that are now extinct.
Scientists aren’t sure exactly how many species exist, and some estimates suggest that there could be 15,000 species out there.
These are truly ancient plants. While many of the species that we see around us evolved relatively recently on the timeline of planet Earth, ferns were hanging out with the dinosaurs and even well before that.
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