Shoestring fern thrives in high humidity and indirect bright light. Special care includes maintaining consistently moist but not waterlogged soil, and providing extra humidity through misting or a humidity tray. Regularly monitor for brown tips on fronds, indicating a need for increased humidity or reduced environmental stress.
Watering schedule: Every week
| Care Difficulty | Hard |
| Lifespan | Perennial |
| Watering Schedule | Every week |
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Shoestring fern (Vittaria lineata) is an epiphyte, a plant that lives non-parasitically on other trees and plants. It is called shoestring fern because its long, thin, dangling leaves look very similar to green shoelaces. The plant's Latin name lineata commemorates the father of biological ordering and naming, the Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778).
Appalachian shoestring fern is a delicate fern with slender, green fronds that thrive in the shaded, moist environments of the Appalachian mountains. Its narrow, strap-like leaves are characteristic, growing in small clusters that favor the crevices of humid rock faces. This understory plant demonstrates a hardy resilience, often forming lush green patches that contribute to the biodiversity of its woodland habitat.
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