What kind of growing environment does the Chinese brake fern (Pteris vittata) like?

The Chinese brake fern is widely distributed, so it has many different names, and it is also commonly called chicken-claw grass. This is a type of fern. So where should it grow? By observing its wild growing environment and then creating a suitable artificial cultivation environment, the Chinese brake fern becomes easier to manage when cultivated. This is also one of the reasons for understanding its growing environment. So now let's take a look together.

1. Environment

It is mainly distributed in the Yangtze River basin and southern regions, and also grows in a few northern regions, such as Shandong, Hebei, and Shaanxi. It mainly grows in shaded and moist stone crevices, by walls, on hillsides, and beside wells. It likes warm and humid areas very much, does not like sunlight, and does not like high altitudes, but rather low and medium altitudes.

2. Temperature

It likes warmth. The most suitable temperature for normal growth is 20 to 30 degrees, and when the spores split open, the suitable temperature is around 25 degrees. In winter, it can overwinter in the south, but the temperature should not be below 5 degrees. Briefly enduring between 0 degrees and 5 degrees is tolerable. In areas where it has grown for many years, the plants have actually adapted to the local environment. High summer temperatures have little effect on it, because it always grows in shady places.

3. Water

In fact, wild Chinese brake fern in rural areas can be said to grow tenaciously on its own, and it needs water continuously. It generally grows in places with moisture, such as ditches, open drains, and crevices in stone banks, but it absolutely must not be waterlogged. It needs to remain at 75% humidity for a long time and must not dry out. When planting, it is best to use seepage methods, which can keep it continuously moist.

4. Light

It must not be exposed to direct strong light and can grow well in shaded environments. It cannot accept direct light and needs to receive some scattered light. Most of it grows in places where sunlight cannot shine directly. When planting, it can be planted in places with cover or on shaded hillsides. Or it can be planted with shade nets. Set up frames and cover them with shading vegetation for planting.

The Chinese brake fern is a type of fern that can be used as medicinal material. It mainly grows in warm, shaded, and moist places that are not exposed to sunlight. Artificial cultivation must find ways to satisfy these growing characteristics. In this way, planting can proceed smoothly.