Pteris quadriaurita Silver Lace Fern

The Silver Lace Fern, botanically known as Pteris quadriaurita, is prized for its striking foliage and elegant tropical appearance. Broad silvery-white bands run through the soft green fronds, creating a luminous effect that instantly brightens shaded spaces indoors or out. Its graceful arching growth and colourful foliage make it a standout choice for fern lovers seeking something a little different. This vibrant fern forms a lush clump that can reach around 1 metre in height in ideal conditions, adding texture and colour to ferneries, shaded garden beds, patios, and indoor plant displays. It works beautifully as a border plant along pathways or beneath taller shrubs where its silver variegation can catch the light in darker corners of the garden. Indoors, this fern makes an elegant feature plant for bright bathrooms, living areas, or offices where humidity levels are naturally higher. 

Soil: Moist, well-drained soil.

Conditions: Partly shaded to full shade. Shelter from wind and drying conditions. Frost tender.

Size: Height 1m x width 1m