Please help!! White scales on fern leaves

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Palmnewbie1984 London, United Kingdom Jul 29, 2016

Hi all.
I got a new maidenhair fern from a garden centre and it seems to have small white spots on the leaves. The spots are translucent so I am worried it might be scale
I've attached photos of the leaves
Any advice is appreciated

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Cville_Gardener Clarksville, TN(Zone 7a) Jul 29, 2016

See if the spots will wash off. Give a couple of the spots a gentle rub to see if they disappear. Sometimes spots from hard water or from water containing a fertilizer will leave similar marks.

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Palmnewbie1984 London, United Kingdom Jul 30, 2016

Thank you so much cville_gardener!! The spots did wipe off with a damp cloth. You saved me so much worry and trouble

It must have happens when I misted it cos I live in a hard water area. I did boil and leave water overnight before using it

Would you advise I stop misting it cos of the White marks? Apparently this plant likes to be misted

Thank you again for taking your time to help

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