Flebodium fern - Phlebodium Aureum in a pot of 12 cm

Latin name: Phlebodium αureum

A few words: Phlebodium aureum or hare fern or golden polypod, is an evergreen outdoor fern, but mainly found indoors. It has beautiful, blue-green leaves that emerge from the creeping rhizomes, which have a furry appearance. Its leaves plant in suitable conditions can reach 1 - 1.5 meters. Young plants have a more anarchic shape in the leaves while when they mature they have a mild shape.

LIGHT: If we want to place it inside the house, we choose a bright space that is not directly hit by the sun's rays. Outdoors, we choose semi-shady and shady places that are not exposed to the intense midday sun of summer.

Water: Phlebodium aureum is a plant that loves moisture. Nevertheless, you can do the test with your finger, if the first 3cm. of the soil is dry then you water ... Otherwise if the finger comes out wet it means that there is moisture, so the test is repeated.

Temperature: Fern belongs to the tropical plants and grows best in warm and humid environment. It is sensitive to both low and high temperatures,

Fertilization: The addition of liquid fertilizer for green plants, once a month, in spring and autumn, helps it to have rich vegetation and green foliage.

Last tip - prompt: Fern belongs to the plants that clean the air in the house, as they filter the atmosphere from toxic substances.