Angiopteris Evecta

[John2468]

Hello everyone, I just received this plant in the mail the other day and want to know how deep I should plant this. Any growing advice would be appreciated. Thanks!!

 

Edited November 7, 2023 by John2468

[Marie Nock]

I recommend getting it established in a pot first.  Use a peat based potting mix and bury it up to the beginning of the stipes.  They should be on top of the soil.  I use time release fertilizer and get them going under mist.  If you don't have a mist system set up, mist it several times a day in filtered light.  They're an easy grow.

[John2468]

Thanks!!

[PalmsandLiszt]

You have lots of healthy, live roots on that one. The one of bought quite a while ago looked much like yours but had no roots at all. I put it in a very free-draining but water-retentive mix of pumice, bark chips, coir chips, etc, such that I could frequently water it without it rotting. Buried about 1/3 under the medium. It grew and established roots quickly, but was slow to put out leaves, taking maybe a year. These ferns plumb themselves into rivers in the wild, so you can't really give them too much water, but beware anoxic conditions that lead to rot. They can tolerate surprisingly cold temperatures (freezing without frost) but hate stagnant air.

[John2468]

Update: it died…soo…I bought another one. I assume it died because of the cold combined with a poor mix that lacked aeration to its roots. And also the fact that I forgot to water it for a week and subsequently dried out.
 

As for the second attempt I’m going to use a mix consisting of 40% long fiber sphagnum moss, 35% orchid bark (consisting of chunky peat, fir bark, charcoal, and coarse perlite), and 25% lava rocks, then I laid down some moss I collected. Hopefully i don’t kill it this time. 🤞🤞