Light
Medium indirect • approx. 5,000–10,000 lux
Dryopteridaceae
Polystichum luctuosum
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Plant size: Pot Ø 6 cmapprox. 12 cm tall
Sizes are approximate. Height is measured from the bottom of the pot to the top of the plant; diameter at the widest point.
- Quality checked: Every plant is checked for health and quality before shipping.
- Product photos: Unless a size option states that the exact plant is shown, the photos represent the plant you can expect. Natural differences in leaf number, shape, colour and markings are normal.
- Size details: Pot diameter and approximate total height are shown with each size where available. Total height is measured from the base of the nursery pot to the highest leaf or stem.
Your plant may need a little time to settle after travelling. Our after-delivery care guide covers unpacking and first-week care. The houseplant acclimatisation guide explains what to expect during the following weeks.
- Plant care fundamentals: Understand the main principles behind healthy houseplant care.
- After delivery and first week: Unpacking, initial placement and settling in.
- Light and placement: Assess indoor light and choose a suitable position.
- Watering: Learn when and how to water houseplants.
- Potting mixes and roots: Choose a suitable potting mix and understand drainage.
- Humidity: Learn when additional humidity helps and how to provide it safely.
- Fertilising: Learn how and when to feed houseplants.
- Plant problems: Identify common symptoms and possible causes.
- Pest control: Identify common houseplant pests and suitable responses.
Every order is carefully packed and sent with tracking. If your plant arrives damaged or develops a problem covered by our 28-day guarantee, contact us with photos. Full conditions are available under Guarantee & Returns.
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Care at a glance
Polystichum luctuosum
Watering
Water when ~10–20% dry
Substrate
Moisture-retentive but aerated • Evenly moist • Organic-leaning • Fine-medium
Temperature
Ideal: 10–22 °C • Avoid below: 3 °C
Humidity
Average 40–50%
Growth habit
Upright clumping terrestrial fern.
Support
not needed
Growth speed
High
Max size indoors
Max. height: 60 cm • Max. spread: 60 cm
Toxicity & safety
Non-toxic
Origin & habitat
Native from Zimbabwe to southern Africa; also native in the western Indian Ocean and from northern Pakistan to Japan and Vietnam
Outdoor growing
winter-protected spot
How to read these values
These care values are quick reference points for indoor growing. Use them as a guide, then adjust for pot size, substrate, temperature and how quickly the substrate dries.
For more detail, read the full product description or visit our Plant Care Guides.
- Light: level and approximate lux at leaf level.
- Watering: “% dry” shows how far the substrate should dry before watering again.
- Substrate: structure, drainage, moisture retention, base material and particle size.
- Temperature: “Ideal” shows the preferred range; “Avoid below” marks the cold-stress threshold.
- Humidity: target range; steady conditions usually matter more than exact numbers.
- Growth habit: how the plant grows, such as upright, climbing, trailing, clumping or rosette-forming.
- Support: whether a stake, pole or trellis is needed, optional or unnecessary.
- Growth speed: expected pace under suitable indoor conditions; use as a guide, not a promise.
- Max size indoors: realistic long-term indoor size under good conditions.
- Toxicity & safety: irritation, toxicity or physical hazards such as spines or bristles.
- Origin & habitat: native range, hybrid background or typical habitat where relevant.
- Outdoor growing: when a potted indoor plant can be placed outside and what outdoor protection it needs.
Polystichum luctuosum
Leathery, lance-shaped fronds rise from a short rhizome, with finely divided blue-green leaflets and very dark stalks and veins. Mature plants form compact clumps around 30–45 cm high and wide.
New fronds emerge from the crown as older outer fronds gradually arch away from the centre.
Origin & background
Plant care
Issues & solutions
Safety
Names & etymology
Plant names, growth habits, natural habitats and indoor care guidance are checked against trusted botanical, habitat and horticultural references before publication.View our plant care resources and references.
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