Tiger Boston Fern (variegated) – 4″

Boston ferns have whimsical, long, graceful fronds bedecked with tiny leaves. This is a relatively tough, easy to propagate fern that has a higher tolerance for light and dry conditions than other species. The Boston Tiger fern comes with variegated markings on its leaves. Stunning!

Water: Keep soil moist. Ferns love humidity so mist regularly.

Sunlight: The Boston fern prefers bright indirect light when grown indoors. Will tolerate low light.  No direct sunlight.

Food:  During the spring and summer only, fertilize once a month with a liquid plant food at half strength.

Placement: Boston ferns can be displayed in any number of ways, including on pedestals, in hanging baskets, as part of a grouping, or as lush specimen plants on the right windowsill. You can also take them outdoors in the summer time as a perfect porch plant.

Plant Parent Care Tips:

• Remove dead fronds by cutting them off. 
• Occasionally rotate the plant to keep it growing evenly.
• If the fern begins to look ratty, trim back the plant until it is 2 inches tall, water and fertilize, and it will soon begin to grow back out.

Pets: Safe for pets!

Interesting fact: The distinctive arching fronds of Boston fern are a mutation from the straight fronds of standard sword ferns. The popular stories are that the mutation either occurred on a ship full of ferns being sent to Boston, or in the plant nursery of a Florida grower who later sent them to friends in Boston.