Light
Filtered light through a canopy; Shade: fewer than 2 direct hours daily; Partial shade: 2–6 direct hours daily.
Learn how to care for your green friend
Tongue Fern
Pyrrosia lingua
Ferns · Planned variety
Meet your green friend.
Tongue Fern (Pyrrosia lingua) has a creeping / mounding / prostrate growth form. Foliage shapes recorded for this species: linear.
A space where it can thrive
Growth habit: creeping, mounding, prostrate. Indoor conditions and winter outdoor hardiness are different; use the light and moisture advice for your growing space.
Ask about availabilityAvailability, size, pot and price will be confirmed in store. Pictures illustrate the plant type.
Studio illustration. Appearance varies with age, variety and growing conditions. Botanical photo reference: harum koh · Source · CC-BY-SA 2.0.
Your care routine
Watering
Maintain a freely draining root zone and check moisture before watering. Excess water must drain away.
Soil & drainage
For containers, amend a draining potting medium with orchid bark.
Outdoor hardiness
Outdoor winter hardiness reported: USDA zones 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b. This is not an indoor temperature setting.
Pets & little ones
This record does not provide a toxicity assessment. That does not establish safety for people or pets; do not ingest plant material.
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Visit The Golden BazaarCare references
Guidance is a starting point. Adjust watering to your plant, pot, light and season; follow fertilizer labels and check outdoor cultivar hardiness.