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This fern was delivered in this sorry state. Any tips on how it can be saved?
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Yours is a deciduous fern, so it probably looks perfectly normal for the time of year and doesn't need to 'recover'.
You could keep it in the pot for a while until you can see the fronds unfurling, but if you know where you want it to go and won't forget it's there while it's so minimal then personally I would plant it out with a good dollop of compost or leaf mould and let it get settled so it can get on and grow. I split a deciduous fern (probably Dryopteris filix-mas) a two or three weeks ago and each bit has sat for a couple of weeks getting its feet in, but now the croziers are starting to move.