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title: "Just bought this beautiful Asparagus Fern at my local farmers market.…"
description: "Just bought this beautiful Asparagus Fern at my local farmers market. I have very little experience with ferns outside of the ones I use in my terrariums. I…"
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author: "BlondeinBrooklyn"
published: "2026-10-15T16:56:19.015567Z"
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# Just bought this beautiful Asparagus Fern at my local farmers market.…

_Posted by BlondeinBrooklyn on 2026-10-15_

Just bought this beautiful Asparagus Fern at my local farmers market. I have very little experience with ferns outside of the ones I use in my terrariums.

I have it placed about 6 ft from South facing window. It will get a brief period of bright sun (see pic) ---is that too much for a fern?

![Attachment 1 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/-ShWEt3pG3w99K5uKkTYNi_tnY0M0QyASTVM574HHQ0/v7lD-B3rRN6Vd23LweH-ug.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/-ShWEt3pG3w99K5uKkTYNi_tnY0M0QyASTVM574HHQ0/LZc18-DzTWOsERxbGpFdkQ.webp?size=large)

## 2 comments

### Waspinator commented on 2026-10-16

Asparagus ferns are in fact asparagus, and not ferns. They like medium to bright indirect light, so you should be good

#### BlondeinBrooklyn replied on 2026-10-17

i actually did some research after posting this and was pleased to find this out. thanks!

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