About
Aglaomorpha coronans is a sizable, soft evergreen fern that can reach heights of approximately 2 meters. It can grow as either an epiphyte or a terrestrial plant, featuring arching fronds that overlap. The fronds are dark green, shaped like triangles to lanceoles, with a pronounced wave or shallow lobes at their bases and elongated segments.
About the genus
This genus comprises tropical ferns that originate from Southeast Asia and Australia, characterized by their shiny, leathery fronds. These plants are often cultivated indoors to evoke a prehistoric aesthetic.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Partial shade
- Soil type
- Loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- East-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H1B
Plant details
- Plant type
- Ferns, Conservatory Greenhouse, Houseplants
- Habit
- Spreading branched, Clump forming
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- 1.5-2.5 metres
- Spread
- 1.5-2.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- Houseplants, Sub-tropical
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow indoors in a peat-free houseplant compost with added perlite. Use a shallow container placed in indirect light; water freely and apply a half strength, general liquid feed monthly from mid spring to late summer. Place the container on a tray of moist gravel or pebbles for high humidity. Water sparingly in winter. Pot on annually to prevent rhizomes from covering the oustide of the container. See how to grow ferns as houseplants for further information
- Pruning
- Remove old damaged fronds in spring
- Propagation
- Propagate by sowing spores as soon as ripe at a minimum of 21°C, or propagate by division of the rhizomes in early spring
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to scale insects
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free