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Boston Fern
Nephrolepis exaltata
Soft, full, pet-safe, and thirsty. Best plant we sell for a bathroom.
JD 15.50
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Boston Fern
JD 15.50
Care
- Light
- Medium light
- Water
- Twice weekly
- Humidity
- High
- Care level
- Some experience
- Pets
- Pet friendly
- Placement
- Indoor
Specimen
- Botanical name
- Nephrolepis exaltata
- Origin
- Tropical Americas
- Height
- 30–50 cm
- Pot diameter
- 16 cm
- SKU
- ZP-FRN-016
The story
Arching fronds of fine, light-green foliage that soften a hard-edged room better than anything else we stock. It is genuinely non-toxic to cats and dogs.
The honest caveat is water: Boston ferns do not tolerate drying out, and in an Amman summer with the air conditioning on they will crisp within days of neglect. Put it somewhere humid — a bathroom with a window is close to ideal — and it is straightforward. Put it on a sunny sill in a dry room and it will fail.
How to care for it
Medium indirect light. Keep the substrate consistently moist, never dry; this is the rare plant here that wants frequent watering. High humidity — a bathroom, a kitchen, or a group of plants. Remove browned fronds at the base to keep it looking full. Do not fertilise heavily; a half-strength feed monthly in the growing season is enough.
Common questions
Are your plants grown locally or imported?
Our plants are grown on and acclimatised locally before they are sold, which is the step that prevents the leaf drop people often see after buying a plant that has just been shipped. Where a specimen was originally sourced from abroad we will tell you if you ask.
What soil do you use?
The same mix for every plant we pot: coco peat for moisture retention, perlite and volcanic rock for air pockets and drainage, and composted bark for structure. The success of a plant starts from the correct substrate — it is the most common reason indoor plants fail. We sell the same mix if you want to repot yourself.
Which of your plants are safe for cats and dogs?
Kentia palm, Calathea orbifolia, Echeveria and Boston fern are not known to be toxic. Monstera, pothos, philodendron, ZZ plant, snake plant, peace lily, and the ficus species are toxic if chewed. Every product page states this explicitly, and where the evidence is genuinely unclear we mark it as unconfirmed rather than guessing.
