Rabbit’s Foot Fern, 4-Inch Nursery Pot

The Rabbit’s Foot Fern brings fine, lacy green fronds and its most distinctive feature: soft, fuzzy rhizomes that creep across the soil and over the pot edge. Set this small fern on a bright shelf where those ‘feet’ can be seen. Each living plant varies in frond shape and fullness.

Size and what ships

One live Rabbit’s Foot Fern in a 4-inch nursery pot, not the decorative planter shown in styled photographs. Height and frond spread at shipment vary. With time and good care its rhizomes can spread beyond this starter pot; larger, mature plants are not what ships. Styled furnishings are not included.

Optional decorative planters

Style your fern with the black BASEL 4.7-inch planter or the white BASEL 4.7-inch planter, allowing the fuzzy rhizomes to drape naturally. Decorative planters are sold separately and are not included with the plant.

Care guide

• Light: Bright indirect light or gentle morning sun; shield from harsh direct afternoon sun.
• Water: Water when the top of the potting mix begins to dry, letting excess run out. Keep lightly and evenly moist during active growth, never waterlogged; adjust to the season rather than following a fixed schedule.
• Soil: Use an airy, moisture-retentive yet draining fern mix in a pot with drainage. Keep the fuzzy rhizomes at or above the soil surface rather than burying them. Ready to repot? Shop our Rich Houseplant Soil Blend, hand-blended in small batches and sold separately. Keep the mix airy while retaining light, even moisture.
• Humidity and temperature: Moderate to higher indoor humidity helps prevent crisp frond edges. A humidifier or grouping plants can help in dry rooms; daily misting and an exact humidity percentage are not required. Avoid hot, dry vents and freezing drafts.
• Feeding: Feed lightly during active spring and summer growth with a balanced slow-release houseplant fertilizer according to its label directions. Ready to feed? Shop our 2 oz Slow-Release Fertilizer for Houseplants & Succulents, sold separately. Pause or reduce feeding during slower winter growth, and skip feeding while growth is paused or during extreme heat or cold.
• Pruning: Snip off fully brown fronds at the base. Leave healthy fuzzy rhizomes intact.
• Repotting: When roots fill the pot or rhizomes need room, move to a slightly wider draining pot without burying the rhizomes.
• Propagation: Established rhizomes can be divided into sections with roots and fronds and set on moist mix.

Pet safety

Rabbit’s Foot Fern is generally considered non-toxic to cats and dogs.