Cinnamon ferns uncoil in North Berwick, Maine. Fern fronds also differ from the leaves of flowering plants in the way they expand from a bud (a,k,a, vernation).

A fern has a frond (leaf) on a stipe (stalk or petiole). The blade starts above the stipe and is divided into pinnae (leaflets) which come off the rachis (midrib) of the frond.

The first step in thinning ferns is identifying which fronds should stay and which ones should go. It's a good idea to start by removing any damaged, yellow, or brown fronds.

Staghorn ferns (Platycerium species) are epiphytes, plants that hold on to tree trunks or branches. They have two kinds of fronds: flat, roundish sterile ones that turn brown and papery as they ...

At that time, these colorful evergreen ferns were not as commonly available as they are now. When she asked the curator where to buy them, he gave her a fertile frond, or leaf, and suggested she ...

Ferns, the rage during Victorian times, are now on the comeback to homes everywhere. They are an interesting addition and come in a variety of textures. From solid leaf, to lacy frond. There are ...

Its irregular branching rhizome forms a large mass over time. • A. ‘Ghost’ has the shuttlecock habit of a lady fern, while its silvery-green fronds are akin to Japanese painted fern.

Many ferns are named and identified by the arrangement of the sporangia (sacks of spores) on the fronds. Marginal wood fern is a good example, as its spore-bearing parts are on the margins of the ...