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| Description | Ritas Gold Boston Fern (Nephrolepis exaltata) is a Boston Fern cultivar with gold or gold variegated fronds. |
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| Pronunciation | (nef-roh-LEP-iss)(eks-all-TAY-tuh) |
| Plant Type | Indoor Foliage, Ferns - Tropical |
| Hardiness Zone | 9-11 |
| Sunlight | part shade, shade, morning sun |
| Moisture | average, moist |
| Soil & Site | humusy, well drained |
| Temperature | prefers warm temperatures |
| Flowers | no flowers |
| Fruit | spores |
| Leaves | fronds can be yellow to chartreuse also green with gold varigation |
| Dimensions | 18-24 inches |
| Maintenance | cut off dead fronds, give it a shake every once in a white to remove dead plant material |
| Propagation | division |
| Cultivar Origin | Introduced by Rita Randolph (2006) of Randolph’s Greenhouses in Jackson, Tennessee (USA). |
| Author's Notes | Although I have never grown this plant I believe that the color of the foliage is going to vary a lot with the growing conditions, especially the light. I have seen totally yellow gold plants and others with green gold variegation. |
| Notes & Reference | #23-Indoor Ferns (Boy Altman), #158-Plantepedia (Maggie Stuckey) |
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