Microsorum Green Flame Fern

Microsorum punctatum ‘Green Flame’

APPEARANCE : Medium-sized, upright growing fern with glossy vibrant apple-green long leaves, each with a curled tip to their growth on mature plants, similar to Asplenium Leslie and Crissie.
USES: Underplanting in tropical shade gardens, in the forks of trees, wall crevices and rock cracks; as a houseplant.
PLANTING: Plant in free draining soil in a shaded sheltered frost-free location. Mulch after planting to retain moisture and regulate soil temperatures as the young plant establishes.
CARE: Keep moist during dry periods; reduce water in the winter. Ferns thrive in humid conditions and are happier to have wet leaves than wet roots. Apply a slow release fertiliser during spring and a liquid fertiliser every 4 weeks during the warmer months, take care to dilute your solution to half the recommended dose to avoid burn. Re-pot container plants if they are outgrowing their pots. Protect from frost, though it may tolerate a light frost once established.
HEIGHT & WIDTH: 50 cm H x 50 cm W.
YOUR PLANTS: These are tubestock plants, healthy young plants with new roots that will establish quickly in your garden. The pot size is 80 mm x 42 mm wide. May be supplied as ‘plugs’, slightly smaller than our usual tubestock but with a healthy root system ready for planting or potting on. You can see an example in the image gallery.