🌿 Microsorum pteropus ‘Sunrise’ – Bronze-Tinted Java Fern with Unique Leaf Form

Microsorum pteropus ‘Sunrise’, also known as Java Fern Sunrise, is a rare and eye-catching variety of the classic Java Fern. This cultivar features slender, elongated leaves with subtle three-pointed tips, displaying a beautiful range of coloration from rich green to bronze under the right lighting. Occasionally, new growth may take on a reddish tint, giving your aquascape a soft touch of warmth and contrast.

At Aquarium Plants Factory, we grow this plant emersed in our nursery, where it develops healthy structure and vibrant form. Once submerged in your aquarium, it transitions beautifully and thrives with minimal care. Like all Java Ferns, Sunrise is a rhizome-based plant and should be attached to driftwood, stone, or hardscape—never buried in substrate.

Its slow growth and graceful shape make it ideal for aquascapers looking to add texture and gentle movement to midground or background areas in both low- and high-tech setups.

🌟 Key Features:

• Subtle Red-Bronze Highlights: New leaves may develop reddish or bronze tones under strong light

• Elegant Growth Form: Slender, narrow leaves with occasional three-pointed tips

• Attachable Rhizome Plant: Grows best on rocks, driftwood, or decor—no planting required

• Low Maintenance: Thrives without CO₂ and under low to high lighting

• Beginner Friendly: Easy to care for and slow-growing, great for low-tech tanks

🔎 Botanical Information:

• Scientific Name: Microsorum pteropus ‘Sunrise’

• Synonyms: Leptochilus pteropus ‘Sunrise’

• Common Names: Java Fern Sunrise

• Plant Type: Rhizome plant

• Placement: Attach to driftwood, stone, or hardscape

• Growth Rate: Slow

• Lighting: Low to High

💡 Optimal Growing Conditions:

• Lighting: Performs well under low to high light—reddish tones emerge with brighter light

• CO₂ & Fertilization: Not required; occasional liquid fertilizer boosts health and color

• Water Parameters:

  • pH: 6.0–7.5

  • Temperature: 68–82°F (20–28°C)

  • Water Hardness: Soft to moderately hard

🌱 Growth & Propagation:

• CO₂ Requirement: Not required

• Nutrient Substrate: Not required

• Can Grow Emersed: Yes

• Propagation Method: Rhizome division

📦 What You’ll Receive:

Sold as loose bare-root plants, bunched plants, or potted plants:

• Bare-root Plants: Approximately 3+ leaf portion, loose rhizome

• Bunched Plants: Approximately 3+ leaf portion bundled with foam and plant weight

• Potted Plants: Approximately 3+ leaf portion, potted in rockwool and net pot

⚠️ Disclaimer:

Photos are sample representations. Actual plants may vary in size, shape, or coloration. Unless otherwise specified, we do not guarantee plants are free of pests, pesticides, or exclusively submerged-grown.

🚫 State Restrictions Notice ♻️ Be a Responsible Aquatic Plants Owner

Never release Java Fern Sunrise—or any aquarium plant—into natural waterways. Always dispose of trimmings and unwanted portions responsibly to protect local ecosystems.