How to Grow and Care for Japanese climbing fern

Japanese climbing fern, also known as Vine-like fern, Haijin Fern, Willdenow's Climbing Fern, Japanese Lace Fern

Japanese climbing fern requires specific conditions to thrive, necessitating attention to moisture and light. Special care should be given to maintaining high humidity and consistent soil moisture without waterlogging, which can be challenging. Balanced, indirect light is crucial, as too much direct sunlight leads to leaf scorch. Japanese climbing fern's care is complex due to these precise humidity and watering requirements, classifying it as a plant with a high care difficulty level.

Watering schedule: Every 1-2 weeks

Sunlight Requirements: Partial sun

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Planting and Growing Japanese climbing fern

Care Difficulty	Hard
Lifespan	Perennial
Watering Schedule	Every 1-2 weeks
Sunlight Requirements	Partial sun
Soil Type	Garden Soil
Soil pH	5.5-7
Hardiness Zones	11

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Japanese climbing fern is a vining fern that exhibits an extraordinary ability to entwine and cover surrounding vegetation up to 90 feet (27 meters) tall. It possesses a robust rhizomatous root system that can form a thick mat reaching depths of nearly 10 feet (3 meters). The fronds are distinctive with extended, feathery pinnules and a rachis capable of twisting. Sori, reproductive structures, are present on unique, finger-like lobes along the pinnule edges, and wind assists in spore dispersal. This fern demonstrates evergreen characteristics in tropical climates and a deciduous nature in regions experiencing frost.