Nephrolepis obliterata
Sword Fern
Polypodiaceae
Ferns
NEPHROLEPISTough and easy to grow, these are the most widely used of all ferns. For native Western sword ferns, see Polystichum.
Nephrolepis obliterataFrom northwestern Australia. Grows to 3 to 4 1/2 ft. high and wide. Similar to Nephrolepis cordifolia but has darker green, somewhat narrower fronds. Used mainly as a houseplant. Habit is stiffer and more erect than that of Nephrolepis exaltata ‘Bostoniensis’, and plant is more tolerant of low humidity and both high and low light conditions.
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