Fern spore for sale.

Pellaea nana (Small Sickle Fern)

We have good fresh spore.

Each packet contains a generous amount of spore –

$15.00

 Sent by air mail anywhere in the world.

NO REFUNDS WILL BE MADE for buyers who say they did not know! Read all the details before ordering.

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

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

Pellaea nana

Very similar to Pellaea falcata, this smaller version is just as easy to grow.  These ferns make delightful container plants.  Use shallow containers as in its natural situation Pellaea nana is often found creeping over rocks with its rhizome exposed.

A handy shallow container can be made from the drip tray of a hanging basket.  Most people remove these trays as they can keep the plant too wet.  Drill a number of holes in the base of the tray and plant small-rooted plants in them.  I have found them very successful for Pellaeas and other small ferns, as well as for small plants such as Peperomias and Jewel Orchids.  They are especially useful for plants that grow on rocks.

This spore does not require any special treatment.  Just treat like any other spore.

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.

 

Information and images from Australian Tropical Plants DVD ROM

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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.