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Tectaria incisa
Incised halberd fern
Tier 2 Difficulty: hard Water: high Light: partial_sun
Temperature
20–37 °C
Soil pH
6–7
Hardiness
Zone 10–12
Click count
18
Observations
13
Care Guide
💧 Water
☀️ Light Partial sun
The incised halberd fern hails from places such as forest understories and rocky regions that naturally provide shade. It thrives best in Full Shade sunlight conditions but can withstand Partial Sun.
Ideal: Partial sun
🌡️ Temperature 20–37.8°C
The Incised halberd fern has a commendable adaptability to changing temperatures, capable of withstanding not only high temperatures but also major temperature fluctuations. When exposed to high temperatures, it requires careful watering and sufficient shading to ward off sunburn. Nevertheless, the Incised halberd fern doesn’t fare as well in low temperatures. It can handle mild cold, but extreme cold can result in frost damage.
Ideal temperature: 20–37.8°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
- Tectaria
- Family
- Polypodiaceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 10-12
- Mature Height
- 30 cm to 61 cm
- Leaf Color
- Green
- Leaf Type
- Evergreen
- Planting Time
- Spring
- Native Area
- Belize, Honduras, Mexico, Guatemala, Peru, Dominican Republic, Panama, Jamaica, Colombia, Cuba, Paraguay, Argentina, Haiti, Bolivia, Venezuela, Brazil, Guyana, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Ecuador, Suriname, Costa Rica
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Common Names (1)
en Incised halberd fern