Skip to main content

Boston Fern

Boston fern, a flowerless plant which has feathery and leafy frond. It is scientifically known as Nephrolepis exaltata and belongs to the family Nephrolepidaceae. Every frond reproduces by spores released from the undersides of the parent fronds. These are mostly found in all parts of the world and naturally grown in moist and humid environments. Particularly, Boston fern has many benefits which we should be aware of. Keeping these beautiful green feather-like plants at home can make our home more attractive too. Let's discuss its benefits along with steps to care for this fern.

Picture Courtesy: https://www.pexels.com/@anna-2227137

Benefits of Boston fern

The great air purifier:

  • The indoor air quality plays an important role in keeping us healthy. Bad indoor air quality may occur due to VOCs (Volatile Organic compounds) such as benzene, ethylene, formaldehyde, Carbon Monoxide, Toluene and Xylene etc which pollute the air & are harmful for our body.

  • These are commonly found in nail paints, inks, glues, smoking products, cosmetics, perfumes, air fresheners, and harmful air pollutants, primarily released from industrial sources.

  • Presence of these harmful substances in our surroundings can cause headache, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, dilated pupils, anxiety, and irritation of the upper respiratory tract.

  • According to various studies, along with Indian Money Plant, Jade, Echeveria, English Ivy and Peace lily,  Boston Fern is also one of the great absorbers  of these harmful organic compounds from the environment in a good amount and offer fresh air to breathe.

A great interior decor:

  • This particular plant is one of the easy going plants which adds a very different flavor to the interior with rich green foliage. By hanging this beauty in a hanging vase can attract anyone’s eye.

Picture Courtesy: https://www.pexels.com/@didsss
Care for Boston Fern

Soil: 

  • Boston fern demands a well drainage soil. Along with this, it likes moist soil.

  • For providing the mentioned soil condition, we need to take 1/3rd part of river sand, 1/3rd part of garden soil and 1/3rd part of cocopeat.

  • Along with this cocopeat will help in retaining the moisture in the soil for a desired period of time and sand will help in drain out the extra water from the soil, so as to avoid the rotting of roots.

Light: 

  • Boston fern requires bright indirect sunlight. For this we can either provide early morning direct sunlight and evening sunlight, for an or so. Keeping this fern in direct bright sunlight may result in burn out it’s leaves.

  • If we have kept this in our interior then, make sure it should get indirect sunlight for a couple of hours in a day. This will help in keeping boston fern healthy with green foliage.

Watering: 

  • As outlined above, it's important to maintain the soil moisture. However, over watering will lead to the plant's bad health. We should always water the fern, only when the topsoil is getting dry.

  • Any kind of fern grows healthy in moist environments. If we stay in hot and dry places, then we should regularly mist the plant daily. To avoid the drying out air, we shouldn’t keep them near any kind of radiators or hot air vents. This will help in keeping the plant healthy.

Fertilizer: 

  • We should feed Boston Fern with light fertilizers or liquid fertilizers once in a year. Overfeeding of fertilizer can lead to the damage roots, browning and drying of foliage which may lead to loss of leaves.

Picture Courtesy: https://www.pexels.com/@didsss
Hope you like reading this article and found it helpful. Do share feedback and pics of your plant on the feedback_benefitsallaroundyou@gmail.com. Feel free to share the article on your social media to spread awareness about the benefits all around us.

Labels:
Location: Paradeep, Odisha, India

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Bougainvillea

Bougainvillea is a genus of thorny ornamental vines, bushes, and trees belonging to the four o' clock family called Nyctaginaceae. It grows swiftly in a warm an moist environment. The health benefits of bougainvillea are staggering and uniquely beneficial for the betterment of human health. It’s origin is Brazil, Bolivia and Peru and they come in different colors. These are cultivated in the tropics and a beautiful landscape plant that sustains abundant colorful bracts surrounding its tiny white flowers throughout the year. The real flowers of the plant are actually smaller and are generally white in color. However, each cluster of three flowers is, in fact, surrounded by three to six brightly colored leaves. The colors of the flower-looking spring leaves are yellow, white, orange, red, purple, magenta, or pink. Picture courtesy: https://www.pexels.com/@tomfisk Plantation and Care: Bougainvillea should be planted in an area with an open sky to get direct sunlight, well-drained soil
10 comments
Read more

Oleander

Nerium oleander - Commonly known as Oleander or Nerium. It is the only species which is currently classified in the genus Nerium, belonging to the family Apocynaceae. In South Asian regions, it’s knows as Kaner. In ancient content, Oleander is one of the hardy flower plants which can offer a great interior look along with the medicinal benefits. But at the same time, it’s really important to know that all parts of the oleander possess highly-noxious & poisonous substances that can cause serious side effects leading to even death. Hence, it’s highly advisable to avoid taking any of its parts directly and taking proper guidance of an expert, may be a herbalist or physicist to consume it’s extracts. It can cause a burning sensation in the mouth, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, weakness, headache, stomach pain, serious heart problems, and many other side effects. While we will discuss its benefits in a later part, it’s equally important to know that there have been many cases of poisoni
2 comments
Read more

Aloe Vera - A Medicinal Herb

Aloe Vera is from the Aloe genus and is one of the most useful Succulent species. It has numerous benefits. This plant can grow in hot climates, thus it’s leaves store water which helps them to prepare for the process of photosynthesis. This watery part is actually a jelly kind of substance, which is used for various purposes.  Aloe Vera treats various skin diseases, used for natural hair repair treatments and consumption of Aloe Vera juice helps in curing many diseases. Aloe vera juice is prepared by grinding whole leaf outer and inner parts. Then followed by various steps to refinement and purifying the juice. In some Aloe juices mild flavoring is also added to make ease consumption. Picture Caption: https://www.pexels.com/@shotbyrain Below are few benefits of drinking the Aloe juice and applying the Aloe gel, which altogether have mesmerizing benefits. Alkalinity: Aloe Vera is Alkaline in nature. In case a person has acidic blood or is suffering from frequent acidity, consumption o
4 comments
Read more