Microsorum Musifolium ‘Crocodile Fern’

Another addition for those of you who love those prehistoric feeling plants! As they mature, ‘Crocodile Ferns’ become more rigid and pronounced in their leaf shape/pattern and can grow up to 5 feet wide! Be sure to keep the soil evenly moist and do your best to mimic the lighting conditions of the jungle floor and you’ll have a happy plant for years to come! 

Ed's Plant Profile

• Botanical Name: Microsorum Musifolium
• Common Name(s): Crocodile Fern
  
• Family: Polypodiaceae
• Native Range: Southeast Asia/Australia 

Ed's Care Guide

• Care Level: Moderate 
• Light: Bright, indirect light
• Water: Keep soil moist
• Humidity: Moderate to High
• Temperature: 60+F
• Pruning: Prune as needed to remove brown or dead leaves.
• Feeding: Fertilize using a general-purpose houseplant fertilizer every 2-3 months during spring and summer
• Propagation: Division when repotting
• Growth: bushy, upright
• Common Pests: mealybugs, scale - prevent with regular showering of the leaves 
• Toxicity: Non-toxic