My experience with ferns up until this past year is dismal. Tragic. Best not to be recounted. Ferns are not like other houseplants; they do not bounce back from underwatering, and I get the feeling they don’t appreciate being in my house at all. Well, fine. Live on the balcony for all I care.

I have found a few ferns that I do better with, which I will talk about in more detail below…the ferns with tiny leaves tend to be harder to keep happy, so buyer beware! (I’m looking at you, Maidenhair Fern! Oh yeah, you’re dead.)

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