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beckygardener

Feb 14, 2020 11:03 PM CST

Name: Becky
Sebastian, Florida (Zone 10a)

Need an ID for this one:

Small fern:

Close-up of leaves:

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plantladylin

Feb 15, 2020 8:45 AM CST

Name: Lin Vosbury
Sebastian, Florida (Zone 10a)

Becky, that sure reminds me a lot of a fern I had six or seven years ago: Boston Fern (Nephrolepis exaltata 'Fluffy Ruffles Upright')

Boston Fern (Nephrolepis exaltata 'Fluffy Ruffles Upright')
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beckygardener

Feb 17, 2020 9:13 AM CST

Name: Becky
Sebastian, Florida (Zone 10a)

Lin - This is a small fern. Could it possibly be "Nephrolepis exaltata 'Marisa' " ?
https://www.shrublandparknurse...

I need a fern that can grow in a terrarium. Maybe a terrarium without a lid?

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plantladylin

Feb 17, 2020 10:04 AM CST

Name: Lin Vosbury
Sebastian, Florida (Zone 10a)

Becky, that link is to a nursery in the UK and I guess the fern in your photo could be 'Marisa', if it's available here in the U.S. There are so many varieties of Nephrolepis and I don't know if it's possible to identify an exact cultivar if the plant isn't labeled.

It should do very well in a terrarium environment, with or without a lid.