Microgramma vacciniifolia

Plant Name: Microgramma vacciniifolia

Tankquility Catalogue #: TQ-06431

Synonyms/Trade Names:

Original Plant Sourced as: Microgramma vacciniifolia

Plant Family: Polypodiaceae

Plant Native to¹: Argentina Northeast, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Ecuador, Jamaica, Paraguay, Peru, Trinidad-Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles

Plant Type: Epiphytic - Climber

Image Details²:

Image 1: Detail of the leaf and rhizome of a terrarium grown Microgramma vacciniifolia.

General Information and Cultivation³: A miniature, easy to grow epiphytic fern. Maximum leaf blade size is 23mm×20mm. Reasonably fast growing, yet manageable in the terrarium. Microgramma vacciniifolia prefers humid terrarium conditions with reasonable ventilation. Tankquility cultures this clone at about 23° Celsius, in a granular substrate based on akadama and scoria. It also enjoys being mounted as an epiphyte onto wood and rocks, with a little sphagnum underneath. Fertilize sparingly.

Propagation by rhizome cutting is easy.

Ease of Care: Easy

Plant Size/Portion Size:

Cutting: Cutting size greater than 150mm in length, with or without root development.

Further Reading:

¹ Distribution is taken from Plants of the World Online (https://powo.science.kew.org/) unless stated otherwise.

² All images used on the Tankquility website have been taken of plants growing in our nursery.

³ The general and cultural information provided is based on our own experience and observation. If we supply information from others, we have acknowledged the source.