Silver brake is an easy-to-grow tropical fern with magnificent fronds of green banded with silvery white. Native throughout the world’s tropical regions, this upright, evergreen fern is best grown in warm, shaded settings where the ground is rich and moist.
Grow silver brake in partial to full shade and humus-rich, slightly acid soil that is evenly moist. Protect from winds and frost. This true tropical is best planted outdoors as a container accent plant or massed as a groundcover. Specimens can be grown outdoors as tender perennials in temperate regions where summers are humid and warm. Potted specimens should be grown in well-drained, peat-based medium and placed in locations with bright indirect light and ample humidity. Silver brake makes a great houseplant. In fact, it is one of the easiest tropical ferns to grow indoors.
