NEPHROLEPIS EXALTATA cv. BOTANICAL NAME NEPHROLEPIS EXALTATA cv.
PRONUNCIATION neff - row - LEP - iss ex - all - TAH - tah
COMMON NAME Boston Fern
FAMILY Polypodiaceae
GROWTH Medium
Growth Habit Containerized plant Height 12” - 20” Width 18” - 36” Spreading
EXPOSURE Part shade Shade
ZONES Tropical
Life Cycle House plant: perennial Foliage plant: annual
ARRANGEMENT Basal
LEAF Linear Length to 24” Width 2” - 4” Leaves are also called fronds
MARGIN Crenate
VEINS Pinnate
COMPOSITION Pinnately compound
FLOWER None
FRUIT None - produces spores on the back of leaf
USE House plant Hanging basket
DESCRIPTION Leaves may be 1 to 4 times pinnate Many cultivars
DESCRIPTION New formed leaves are also called fiddleheads
CULTURAL PRACTICES Propagate by division or spores
NATIVE OF: Tropical America