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Common Name: Boston Fern

Species Name: Nephrolepis exaltata 'Bostoniensis'

Family Name: Oleandraceae

 

 

 

 

Plant Facts  
Origin Pan Tropics
Sun Preference Shade
Susceptibility Scale

 

 

ID Characteristics

  • Leaf and Stem Characteristics
    • Plant Height: 3-foot diameter, 3-foot height
    • Leaves: Pinnate fronds with overlapping pinnae and base of pinnae overlapping frond

 

 

Habitat/Ecology  
USDA Cold Hardiness Zone 10
Notes Most commonly used as a hanging basket or as a single specimen

 

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