1. NEPHROLEPIS EXALTATA cv.
BOTANICAL NAME
NEPHROLEPIS EXALTATA cv.

2. PRONUNCIATION
neff - row - LEP - iss ex - all - TAH - tah

3. COMMON NAME
Boston Fern

5. FAMILY
Polypodiaceae

6. GROWTH
Medium

7. Growth Habit Containerized plant Height 12” - 20” Width 18” - 36”
Spreading

8. EXPOSURE
Part shade
Shade

9. ZONES
Tropical

10. Life Cycle
House plant: perennial
Foliage plant: annual

11. ARRANGEMENT
Basal

12. LEAF
Linear
Length to 24”
Width 2” - 4”
Leaves are also called fronds

13. MARGIN
Crenate

14. VEINS
Pinnate

15. COMPOSITION
Pinnately compound

17. FLOWER
None

18. FRUIT
None - produces spores on the back of leaf

19. USE
House plant
Hanging basket

21. DESCRIPTION
Leaves may be 1 to 4 times pinnate
Many cultivars

22. DESCRIPTION
New formed leaves are also called fiddleheads

24. CULTURAL PRACTICES
Propagate by division or spores

25. NATIVE OF:
Tropical America