Fern spore for sale.

Arthropteris tenella

We have good fresh spore.

Each packet contains a generous amount of spore –

$15.00

 This is spore – NOT living plants, see note below.

 Sent by air mail anywhere in the world.

TRACKING:  Tracking is now available on spore shipments within Australia. This is covered by the postage cost of $5.00 per item in a prepaid envelope.

The ridiculous cost of Australia Post charges for overseas tracking ($17.70) for the same envelope/small package) is so high no one would be willing to pay it, especially on a $12 order) so there is no tracking on shipments to destinations outside of Australia. We will send a photo of the envelope with postage paid sticker on it when it is sent.

This is  spore – NOT living plants, see note  below.
NO REFUNDS WILL BE MADE to buyers who say they did not know! Read all the details before ordering.

Do not order spore if you do not know how to germinate them. It is completely different from growing flowering plants from seed. Fern spore looks like a bit of dust and if it spreads across the packet it needs to be tapped back to the bottom. See instructions below.

Watch this video (The dark art of growing ferns from spore) to see how to grow ferns from spore –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Okvz09DpL_w

Arthropteris tenella

Arthropteris tenella is found growing up tree trunks in the rainforests. It seems to prefer larger trees than does  previous Arthropteris species, and will also grow on rocks.

None of the Arthropteris is easy to grow, but this one seems to be a little more amenable to horticulture than others in its genus.   It can be started at the base of a tree in a rainforest garden, or in a basket.  It needs high humidity and shade.  Once it is established, it usually grows well.

To differentiate this species from the similar A. palisotii, one needs only to check the sori.  A. tenella has no indusia (coverings over sori) while A. palisotii has such coverings.

Information and images from Australian Tropical Plants DVD ROM

                                      Australian Tropical Plants Download version

Note: Sometimes the spore in the packet gets shaken to the edge and settles in the folds of the paper. It is a good idea to open the packet slowly (out of any breeze, or you could loose the lot) and while holding the edges of the packet upwards gently tap the paper on the outside with a pencil to shake the spore back into the centre fold.

Note: If you have never grown ferns from spore before it is suggested you research it carefully first. It is completely different from growing plants from seed. A good video is this one from Gardening Australia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Okvz09DpL_w.
Study this and see if you are willing to give it a go.