Boston Fern

Basic Care

Indoor Air Benefits

Propagation

Nephrolepis exaltata 'Bostoniensis'

excellent at removing toxins from the air, especially formaldehyde. Provides lots of moisture to the air.

Light Range:Shade to Part Sun.  Soil Range:Some Sand to Loam.   Water Range:Normal to Wet.  

Division, spores at anytime. After dividing plant, pot in the plant's regular potting mix. Take spores from ripe spore cases on the undersides of the fronds. Put the spores in an envelope and allow to dry. Place a brick in a plastic box or pan and put 2 inches (5cm) of distilled water in it and cover the brick with a quarter inch of moist peat. Sprinkle spores on the peat and cover the container with a piece of glass or plastic. Be sure to maintain the water level. Place in low light, after a few months a green moss like growth should cover the peat. Eventually leaves will appear, divide and transplant after they are 2 inches (5cm) tall.