Sowing months
Jun–Jul
Sunlight
Bright shade, no sun
Water
Never let it dry once
Mature size
20–40 cm
First harvest
Fronds in one season
Family
Pteridaceae
Where it grows
Balcony, Windowsill
Good for
Flowers & beauty, Herbs & healing
Sow in
Monsoon
Care
One dry day browns the whole plant; keep a saucer beneath it.
Fan-shaped leaflets on black wiry stalks — the fern of a shaded bathroom window.
Growing it
One dry day browns the whole plant; keep a saucer beneath it.
What it is for
Traditional preparations; the classic indoor Indian fern.