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title: "My silver brake fern is a little sad looking. I’ve had the plant a…"
description: "My silver brake fern is a little sad looking. I’ve had the plant a while, and feel that it looked fuller and greener in the past. It’s grown considerably, but…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/NiZALrtASBeROEC20lQA3w/64e2aadd1e5311709f113696"
community: "Fern Friends"
author: "Mae"
published: "2023-08-21T00:07:57.195Z"
language: "en"
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# My silver brake fern is a little sad looking. I’ve had the plant a…

_Posted by Mae on 2023-08-21_

My silver brake fern is a little sad looking. I’ve had the plant a while, and feel that it looked fuller and greener in the past. It’s grown considerably, but lacks some vigor nowadays.

The picture with a flag in the back was taken about one year ago and the other two pictures are current.

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/CKuuwKuujWiQuEGR8Tcr9cZC3pC_481gkK1rwRk0qJk/a51fb8e960414462a0c717171feb3c6f.webp?size=large)

## 4 comments

### Cam88 commented on 2023-09-04

Je might be getting too much light

#### Mae replied on 2023-09-15

That’s what I thought as well, since it was originally in a southern window. I’ve since moved it to somewhere with less direct light, so hopefully that helps.

### Cam88 commented on 2023-09-04

Or over-watering perhaps?? Do you spray it with a water gun at all? They love a bit of misting especially if the air is very dry

#### Mae replied on 2023-09-15

I used to water every four days or so, but reduced that to every seven or eight days. Being older, it’s had time to get really tall, so I cut it back a bit to encourage new shoots towards the base 🧐

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