Cyrtomium fortunei - Japanese netvein hollyfern

continental : Avoid too much sunny locations, preferring semishady places.
The Cyrtomium fortunei needs to be grown in a warm place, also in winter; since it does not tolerate frost, replace it in the house or in the hothouse with the first cold weather of the season.

alpine : For a balanced growth and in order to avoid leaves sunburns place this plant in a semishady location.
It is advisable to grow them outside only in late spring and in summer; during the remaining months place them in the greenhouse or in a sheltered place, away from the frost.

mediterranean : It is suggested to place The Cyrtomium fortunei in a semishady location, away from direct sunlight for most part of the day.
The Cyrtomium fortunei do not tolerate frost, therefore place them in a sheltered location away from wind; alternatively we can cover their aerial part with frost cloth during winter.

Fertilize Cyrtomium fortunei : These plants need rather frequent and regular fertilizings; during the most luxuriant vegetative period add some universal fertilizer to normal waterings, every 10-15 days; during the cold season fertilize every 30-45 days.

continental : These plants shall be watered regularly from March to October, avoiding excessive waterings and remember to allow the soil to dry out well between two waterings. During cold months we can avoid watering.

alpine : Water The Cyrtomium fortunei regularly, specially in summer, always allowing the soil to dry out completely between two waterings.

mediterranean : It is advisable to water these plants regularly, using a good amount of water and watering deeply the soil; allow the soil to dry out between two waterings.

Pests Cyrtomium fortunei : We can apply a copper and sulphur treatment at the beginning of the vegetative period, which avoids the emerging of different kinds of fungus; during the rest of the year apply pesticide or fungicide treatments only in case a big amount of parasites is on the plants.