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title: "Why does my blue star fern look like this? She’s in the bathroom so…"
description: "Why does my blue star fern look like this? She’s in the bathroom so she gets plenty of humidity and she’s not horribly far from the window. I keep her on…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "NN"
published: "2025-10-26T19:44:23.385967Z"
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# Why does my blue star fern look like this? She’s in the bathroom so…

_Posted by NN on 2025-10-26_

Why does my blue star fern look like this? She’s in the bathroom so she gets plenty of humidity and she’s not horribly far from the window. I keep her on Planta’s watering and fertilizing schedule, but she doesn’t look happy.

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## 4 comments

### Cora commented on 2025-10-26

Generally people recommend to check the soil before watering per Planta’s schedule! The schedule can be a nice frame of reference though often times it can lead to over watering!

### NN commented on 2025-10-26

Thank you!

### Whitney commented on 2025-10-26

My crocodile fern had all brown edges, so I switched to filtered water (I use a Brita filter) and it’s sending up some new, healthy leaves.

#### NN replied on 2025-10-26

Ohhhh interesting!! Okay I will try that!

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