Cutleaf Grape Fern Plant Care
Botrychium dissectum Spreng.
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Sceptridium dissectum is a common fern in the family Ophioglossaceae, occurring in eastern North America. Like other plants in this group, it normally only sends up one frond per year.
Shade to partial shade
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How do you care for Cutleaf Grape Fern?
Cutleaf Grape Fern grows best in shade to partial shade.
What Is the Cutleaf Grape Fern?
Cutleaf Grape Fern (Botrychium dissectum) belongs to the Ophioglossaceae family within the Botrychium genus. Cutleaf Grape Fern is also known as Dissected Grape Fern.
Cutleaf Grape Fern displays a low rosette, clumping growth habit, reaching up to tall with a spread of approximately . Cutleaf Grape Fern produces small, inconspicuous spore-bearing structures.
What Light Does the Cutleaf Grape Fern Need?
Cutleaf Grape Fern thrives in shade to partial shade. Avoid placing Cutleaf Grape Fern in direct, harsh sunlight for extended periods, as this can scorch the foliage.
Light Requirement
Shade to partial shade
What Soil Mix Works Best for a Cutleaf Grape Fern?
Well-draining, humus-rich soil with good moisture retention. Good drainage is essential for Cutleaf Grape Fern to prevent waterlogging, which leads to root rot and fungal issues.
How Do You Repot a Cutleaf Grape Fern?
Repot every 2-3 years in early spring. Choose a pot one size larger than the current container, and ensure it has drainage holes to allow excess water to escape.
How Do You Propagate a Cutleaf Grape Fern?
Cutleaf Grape Fern can be propagated through spores, division of rhizomes. Similar propagation techniques also apply to daisy-leaf grape fern plant care, which shares the same genus.
Is the Cutleaf Grape Fern Toxic to Pets and Children?
Pet safety not verified
The ASPCA does not list Cutleaf Grape Fern, so we can't confirm whether it is safe for cats and dogs. Keep pets from chewing it as a precaution.
This is a general caution, not veterinary or medical advice. If your pet ate a plant, contact your vet or animal poison control.
See all plants toxic to cats and plants toxic to dogs.
What Pests and Diseases Affect the Cutleaf Grape Fern?
Cutleaf Grape Fern is susceptible to not commonly affected by pests. Inspect the foliage regularly, especially along leaf undersides and stems. Treat infestations promptly with insecticidal soap or neem oil to prevent spread.
Yellow leaves, brown tips or drooping? See common plant problems and how to fix them.
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Cutleaf Grape Fern is one of many species covered in the complete plant care and identification guide, which groups plants by genus, attribute, and popularity.
It belongs to the Botrychium genus — compare its care with other Botrychium species on PlantoScan.
Botrychium is part of the Ophioglossaceae plant family — browse all Ophioglossaceae genera and species.
Cutleaf Grape Fern copes with lower light than most plants — browse the full list of low-light plants.
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Other Botrychium species in PlantoScan's care catalogue share similar watering, light, and soil preferences:
Sources
- Scientific name & taxonomy: Botrychium dissectum Spreng., family Ophioglossaceae (first published in Anleit. Kenntn. Gew. 3: 172 (1804)) — World Flora Online record, IPNI name record.
- Pet toxicity: Pet safety not verified: the ASPCA does not list Cutleaf Grape Fern, so we can't confirm whether it is safe for cats and dogs. Checked against the ASPCA plant list; any other toxicity note on this page comes from PlantoScan's plant database.
- Care values(watering, light, temperature, humidity, soil, fertilizing): PlantoScan's plant database, filtered by automatic plausibility checks — values that fail them are hidden. How we source and check plant data.
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