Experience the fascinating transformation of an asparagus fern (Asparagus setaceus) from a tiny seed to a lush, mature plant ...

The sensitive fern—named due to its sensitivity to drought and frost—is a widespread species found throughout eastern North America and eastern Asia. It is a dimorphic plant because it has two ...

Tree Ferns, like many true ferns, are some of the oldest plants on earth. These unique Ferns grow very slowly over many years developing robust 'trunks' that are actually rhizomes wrapping around a ...

In the Panamanian rainforest, scientists found the first known plant species to transform decaying tissue into a new source of nutrients. By Douglas Main In the rainforests of western Panama, the ...

English ivy creeps all over the place, and pachysandra patches repeat in every yard as if they were spit out by a cosmic photocopier. But ferns, with their elegant fronds and varieties that come in ...

Ordinarily, once a fern's leaf fronds have died, the plant has no further use for them. Such is not the case with the Cyathea rojasiana fern, though – a scientist has discovered that its dead fronds ...

Plantaholics have long known that the Fronderosa Frolic, held at Fancy Fronds Nursery, is the place to go to find rare and unusual plants and unique garden art. The event -- coming this weekend -- is ...

Take a stroll in almost any natural area that is shady and moist, and you are almost guaranteed to see ferns. The woods can be carpeted with these lovely native plants. They grow along streams, are ...

So many of us have the wrong impression of ferns, including me, who thought that giant Staghorns weren’t really ferns but some sort of epiphyte more closely related to bromeliads or tillandsia. Wrong, ...

Gardening doesn’t have to be ordinary or predictable. You can explore a wide variety of plants that add unique shapes, colors, and textures to your space, making your garden stand out in cool and ...