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title: "shade w indirect light. i put her next to other plants and in my…"
description: "shade w indirect light. i put her next to other plants and in my bathroom for the humidity but idk if these are old leaves or what pls help i dont want her to…"
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published: "2025-02-24T22:35:52.854479Z"
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# shade w indirect light. i put her next to other plants and in my…

_Posted by monster\_maniac on 2025-02-24_

shade w indirect light. i put her next to other plants and in my bathroom for the humidity but idk if these are old leaves or what  
pls help i dont want her to die is it light? or smthg i got her a few weeks ago and she was doing fine...i thought she didnt have enough light at my desk so i moved her

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## 3 comments

### KJM commented on 2025-02-25

Maidenhair ferns can be quite temperamental. They like high humidity, bright but indirect light and no drafts. Your plant is probably stressed. It needs to be kept evenly moist but it doesn't like soggy so your pot should have a drain hole and well draining soil something with some peat in it would be good too allow drainage and yet hold a little moisture in the soil. to

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