Origin
South America
Light
Dappled shade
Watering
Twice a week
Care
Expert
Flowering
Foliage
Indoor
Fougère Nid d'Oiseau
A rosette of smooth fronds arranged in a crown, growing high in trees and harvesting whatever falls.
Care Profile
A guide to ensuring your botanical companion thrives.
Origin
Southeast Asia
Light
Dappled shade
Watering
Weekly
Maintenance
Easy
A nest fed by the forest
An epiphyte of Asian tropical forests, it settles in the forks of large trees and never touches the ground.
Its funnel-shaped rosette catches dead leaves, debris and rain: everything rots down in the centre and feeds the plant, which effectively makes its own soil up in the canopy.
"It builds soil where there is none."
01
Styling Tip 01
Never water into the crown
Water sitting in the centre of the rosette rots the crown: water the mix around the edge instead.
02
Styling Tip 02
Bright shade
Soft light, as under a canopy; direct sun bleaches and tears the fronds.
03
Styling Tip 03
Don't touch the young fronds
Emerging fronds are fragile and mark at the slightest contact: let them unfurl on their own.
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Origin
Southeast Asia
Light
Low to bright
Watering
Weekly
Care
Easy
Flowering
Foliage