fern house plants Lemon Button Fern

fern house plants Lemon Button FernA delightful, compact plant, it is the smallest of the Boston ferns and widely used both indoors and outdoors. When grown outside in frost free areas, it is ideal in shaded beds and mixed container gardens, where it adds dramatic texture. Indoors, the Lemon Button Fern is often used as a houseplant and in terrariums. Its small, golden green, buttonlike leaflets grow on dark green, arching stems that reach about a foot high and wide at maturity.

A delightful, compact plant, it is the smallest of the Boston ferns and widely used both indoors and outdoors. When grown outside in frost-free areas, it is ideal in shaded beds and mixed container gardens, where it adds dramatic texture. Indoors, the Lemon Button Fern is often used as a houseplant and in terrariums. Its small, golden-green, buttonlike leaflets grow on dark green, arching stems that reach about a foot high and wide at maturity. Crushing or even just handling the fronds can produce a lemony scent. Prefers indirect light, warm temperatures, some humidity and evenly moist, loamy soil. Nontoxic to pets. Nephrolepis cordifolia 'Duffii'