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Sphaerostephanos unitus
Tier 2 Difficulty: hard Water: high Light: partial_sun
Temperature
15–37 °C
Soil pH
6–7
Hardiness
Zone 8–11
Click count
25
Observations
29
Care Guide
💧 Water
☀️ Light Partial sun
Sphaerostephanos unitus comes from habitats such as forest understories or rocky sites that provide natural shade. It prefers Full Shade but can tolerate Partial Sun.
Ideal: Partial sun
🌡️ Temperature 15–37.8°C
Sphaerostephanos unitus grows best in forest thickets. It is very sensitive to temperature and humidity; high temperatures, dry conditions, and strong sunlight all make it uncomfortable. In summer it needs adequate shading and a highly humid environment. Generally it does not require special care in winter, but a prolonged winter drought can still be fatal to the plant.
Ideal temperature: 15–37.8°C
💨 Humidity
Humidity:
🪴 Soil 6-7
Soil pH: 6-7
🌱 Fertilizer
🪴 Pot & Repot
✂️ Pruning
🌿 Propagating
🐛 Diseases & pets
☠️ Toxicity
Characteristics
- Plant Type
- Fern, Herb
- Life Cycle
- Perennial
- Genus
- Sphaerostephanos
- Family
- Thelypteridaceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 8-11
- Mature Height
- 30 cm to 61 cm
- Mature Spread
- 40 cm to 76 cm
- Leaf Color
- Light Green, Forest Green
- Leaf Type
- Evergreen
- Planting Time
- Spring, Autumn