Plant Groups

Ferns

Bird’s-nest Fern
Bird’s-nest Fern
Asplenium nidus
A pet-compatible tropical fern with glossy strap-shaped fronds arranged in a nest-like rosette around a vulnerable central crown.
💧 Watering:
Every 5-10 days
🌡 Temperature:
65-80°F / 18-27°C
💦 Humidity:
50-80%
🪴 Care Difficulty:
Medium
📏 Plant Size:
1-2 ft / 0.3-0.6 m indoors
- 🌤 Bright indirect light
- 🌥 Medium light
- 🪴 Frequent watering
- 🐶🐱 Pet safe
Boston Fern
Boston Fern
Nephrolepis exaltata 'Bostoniensis'
A pet-compatible fern with long arching fronds that stays lush when moisture, humidity, filtered light, and cool-to-mild temperatures remain consistent.
💧 Watering:
Every 3-7 days
🌡 Temperature:
60-75°F / 16-24°C
💦 Humidity:
50-80%
🪴 Care Difficulty:
Medium
📏 Plant Size:
1-3 ft / 0.3-0.9 m
- 🌤 Bright indirect light
- 🌥 Medium light
- 🪴 Frequent watering
- 🐶🐱 Pet safe
Foxtail Fern
Foxtail Fern
Asparagus densiflorus 'Myersii'
A sculptural asparagus relative with dense bottlebrush plumes that prefers bright filtered light and moist but well-drained soil.
💧 Watering:
Every 5-10 days
🌡 Temperature:
60-80°F / 16-27°C
💦 Humidity:
40-70%
🪴 Care Difficulty:
Easy
📏 Plant Size:
1-3 ft / 0.3-0.9 m
- 🌤 Bright indirect light
- 🪴 Frequent watering
- 🐾🚫 Not pet safe
Ridley’s Staghorn Fern
Ridley’s Staghorn Fern
Platycerium ridleyi
A sought-after epiphytic fern with deeply wrinkled brain-like shield fronds and upright antler-shaped fertile fronds, requiring bright indirect light, high humidity, warm temperatures, and constant airflow.
💧 Watering:
Every 7-10 days (inspect by weight)
🌡 Temperature:
75-90°F / 24-32°C
💦 Humidity:
60-80%
🪴 Care Difficulty:
Hard
📏 Plant Size:
1-2 ft / 0.3-0.6 m shield diameter; fertile fronds to 2 ft
- 🌤 Bright indirect light
- 🪴 Frequent watering
- 🐾🚫 Not pet safe
Staghorn Fern
Staghorn Fern
Platycerium bifurcatum
The common staghorn fern (Platycerium bifurcatum), an adaptable epiphytic fern with protective shield fronds and antler-like fertile fronds that needs filtered light, airy mounting material, moisture, and airflow.
💧 Watering:
Every 7-14 days
🌡 Temperature:
65-80°F / 18-27°C
💦 Humidity:
50-80%
🪴 Care Difficulty:
Hard
📏 Plant Size:
1-3 ft / 0.3-0.9 m
- 🌤 Bright indirect light
- 🌥 Medium light
- 🪴 Frequent watering
- 🐶🐱 Pet safe