Silver Lady Fern
Blechnum gibbum
Ferns Difficulty: Easy
📖 About this plant
A beautiful tree fern with a short, slender trunk topped by a crown of gracefully arching, silver-green fronds. Young emerging fronds have a striking reddish-bronze coloration before maturing. Its compact tree-fern form makes it a popular indoor specimen plant, adding a tropical, prehistoric feel to interiors.
🧑🌾 Care requirements
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Light
Bright indirect (4-6 hrs)
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Water
Every 1-2 weeks
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Humidity
High (60-80%)
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Temperature
16-26°C
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Soil
Well-draining, organic-rich potting mix with peat, perlite, and bark
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Fertilizer
Balanced liquid fertilizer monthly during growing season
🌐 Common Names
HI
Hindi
सिल्वर लेडी फर्न
BN
Bengali
সিলভার লেডি ফার্ন
MR
Marathi
सिल्वर लेडी फर्न
TE
Telugu
సిల్వర్ లేడీ ఫెర్న్
TA
Tamil
சில்வர் லேடி ஃபெர்ன்
GU
Gujarati
સિલ્વર લેડી ફર્ન
UR
Urdu
سلور لیڈی فرن
KN
Kannada
ಸಿಲ್ವರ್ ಲೇಡಿ ಫರ್ನ್
OR
Odia
ସିଲଭର ଲେଡି ଫର୍ନ
ML
Malayalam
സിൽവർ ലേഡി ഫേൺ
PA
Punjabi
ਸਿਲਵਰ ਲੇਡੀ ਫਰਨ
AS
Assamese
ছিলভাৰ লেডি ফাৰ্ন
📋 Plant facts
- 🌍 Origin
- Polynesia, Fiji, and New Caledonia
- 📏 Max height
- 45-90 cm
- 📐 Spread
- 45-90 cm
- 🕰️ Bloom time
- Non-flowering
- 🎨 Bloom color
- Non-flowering (produces spores)
- 🍃 Foliage color
- Silver-Green
- ⏳ Lifespan
- Perennial
- 📈 Growth rate
- Moderate
- ☠️ Toxicity
- Non-toxic to humans and pets
- 🌱 Propagation
- Division of clumps in spring; spore propagation
🛡️ Health & Safety
🐾 Pet safe
✅ Non-toxic
Non-toxic to humans and pets
Common issues
- Crown rot from overwatering
- Mealybugs
- Brown tips from low humidity
💡 Care tips
- Delicate silvery-green fronds with lacy texture
- More compact than many other ferns making it ideal indoors
- Keep soil consistently moist but never waterlogged
- Trim dead fronds at the base to encourage new growth
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