Holly Fern
Cyrtomium falcatum
A fern. Prefers partial shade. Wants a moisture-retentive substrate. As a species it wants water about every 7 days. Not known to be toxic.
Holly Fern: how often should you water it?
That’s the interval our references converge on for this species indoors: roughly every 7 days between waterings, adjusted for your light and your season.
What we do and don’t publish
Why we don’t give you a date.
We publish the interval this species usually wants. We don’t publish a date for your plant — nothing here measures it. The interval is a starting point you adjust from what you actually log.
Care cadences
Not established for this species: mist. We’d rather leave them empty than guess.
What’s known about this species
Light
Environment
Soil & pot
Pot in a rich, well-drained mix; let the top inch of soil dry between waterings and repot every couple of years in spring as roots fill the container.
Toxicity
Non-toxic to cats, dogs, and horses per ASPCA (listed under both 'Holly Fern' and 'Japanese Holly Fern'); despite the name it is unrelated to true hollies (Ilex), which contain toxic saponins.
A short profile, on purpose
1 of the fields we publish aren’t established for this species in the references we trust. Empty means unknown — not zero, and not a guess.
Suggest a correctionThe species’ year
A typical year for this species in a temperate northern home. It shifts with your light and your latitude — we don’t track your plant’s season, so treat this as rhythm, not schedule.
Verdalia holds the interval, your log moves it. Free to start.
Verdalia publishes species guidance curated from horticultural references. It does not measure your plant — you log what you do, and the intervals adjust to what you log. Suggest a correction