Three indoor foliage plants chosen for their leaf shapes, sold together as a starter collection.

The Boston fern is the classic houseplant fern, with arching bright green fronds that like a humid room such as a bathroom or kitchen. The asparagus fern is not a true fern at all but a relative of edible asparagus, and its needle fine foliage gives a soft, cloud like shape on a desk or windowsill. The prayer plant folds its patterned leaves upwards in the evening, and its deep green leaves are marked with bold herringbone veins.

All three are tender indoor plants. Keep them in a warm room, in bright light out of direct sun, with the compost evenly moist but never waterlogged, and mist them to keep the humidity up. None of them should be planted outside.

The asparagus fern is harmful if eaten, its berries are the main risk to children and animals, and the foliage can irritate skin. Each plant arrives as a 1 litre root ball, ready for your own container.

Cultural Information

• Common Name: Boston fern, asparagus fern and prayer plant
• Fully Grown Height and Spread: Boston fern 40cm to 90cm by 60cm to 90cm, asparagus fern 30cm to 60cm by 30cm to 45cm, prayer plant 20cm to 30cm by 30cm to 40cm
• Growth Habit: Arching and cascading, upright and wiry, low and spreading
• Perfect For: Bathrooms, living rooms, desks and shelves, hanging planters
• Foliage: Feathery bright green fronds, very fine mid green cladodes, and deep green leaves with red herringbone veins
• Flowering Time: None. All three are grown for their foliage.
• Planting Position: Bright light indoors, out of direct sun. The Boston fern and asparagus fern set the level for the set; the prayer plant will also take less.
• Soil Type: Kept evenly moist, never waterlogged. Each plant arrives as a 1 litre root ball for potting into your own container.
• Hardiness: Not hardy. These are indoor plants and must be kept in a warm room, never planted outdoors.
• Maintenance: Mist regularly for humidity, feed fortnightly in spring and summer, and cut back watering and feeding in autumn and winter.
• Seasonal Interest: Evergreen foliage all year indoors.
• Type: Indoor foliage collection, three plants