http://fern-plant.greenhealthgardening.com Recent Articles en-us All you people who kill plants just by looking at them, listen up: I've found a plant that not even you can kill. The plant is the air fern, and the reason you can't kill it is that it's already dead. That's right; it's dead. In fact, fern isn't really a http://fern-plant.greenhealthgardening.com/Articles/Air_Fern_The_Plant_That_NoOne_Can_Kill.php http://fern-plant.greenhealthgardening.com/Articles/Air_Fern_The_Plant_That_NoOne_Can_Kill.php Ferns, the first land plants that grow on all the continents of the world, except Antarctica are classified into 10-12,000 species. Though most of the ferns are put under the broad category of Tropical ferns, all the ferns in this category do not necessari http://fern-plant.greenhealthgardening.com/Articles/Tropical_Ferns_Looking_at_Ferns_of_the_Tropical_Rain_Forest.php http://fern-plant.greenhealthgardening.com/Articles/Tropical_Ferns_Looking_at_Ferns_of_the_Tropical_Rain_Forest.php Ferns are lovely plants. They thrive even in the shadiest location; they need little care, and, as though that were not enough, with hybridizers creating new varieties almost daily, there is sure to be a variety for every taste. Ferns require little care http://fern-plant.greenhealthgardening.com/Articles/The_Basics_of_Fern_Care.php http://fern-plant.greenhealthgardening.com/Articles/The_Basics_of_Fern_Care.php Nothing says "woodland charm" in quite the same way as the rich green fronds of the Western Sword Fern. It grows wild along the northern Pacific Coast, but it graces the casual garden with delicacy and aplomb. Any cool, shady area with good moisture is an http://fern-plant.greenhealthgardening.com/Articles/The_Woodland_Appeal_of_the_Western_Sword_Fern.php http://fern-plant.greenhealthgardening.com/Articles/The_Woodland_Appeal_of_the_Western_Sword_Fern.php It can sometimes seem hard to find really attractive landscape plants that grow well in the shade. Hard, but not impossible. A fern plant thrives in shade, with the exception of the common houseplant Boston fern, and there is a wide variety of lovely ferns http://fern-plant.greenhealthgardening.com/Articles/Landscaping_with_a_Fern_Plant.php http://fern-plant.greenhealthgardening.com/Articles/Landscaping_with_a_Fern_Plant.php While ferns are an amazing plant, they are not so amazing that they can take care of themselves in the limited environment of a human home. If you truly love your fern, you need to be a little versed in the art of fern care. And, it goes without saying, in http://fern-plant.greenhealthgardening.com/Articles/The_Points_of_Fern_Care.php http://fern-plant.greenhealthgardening.com/Articles/The_Points_of_Fern_Care.php When I say 'fern, other than Boston fern', you may think of a shy, shade-loving woodland plant. You'd be right, of course--but only partly. There's nothing shy about the Japanese Painted Fern, and while it likes shade as well as its woodland cousins, it ca http://fern-plant.greenhealthgardening.com/Articles/Japanese_Painted_Fern_AwardWinning_Planting_for_Shady_Areas__Now_for_Light_Sun_Too.php http://fern-plant.greenhealthgardening.com/Articles/Japanese_Painted_Fern_AwardWinning_Planting_for_Shady_Areas__Now_for_Light_Sun_Too.php The sword fern remains one of the more popular ferns on the plants for home market. And there is good reason for this popularity. These ferns are quite something to look at.This fern gets its name from the lengthy fronds that resemble miniature swords. And http://fern-plant.greenhealthgardening.com/Articles/A_Different_Sword_Fern_For_Everyone.php http://fern-plant.greenhealthgardening.com/Articles/A_Different_Sword_Fern_For_Everyone.php Tropical ferns can be different from other varieties. They prefer more sun; in fact, the well-known (and sun-loving) Boston fern is a tropical fern. They also like it hot: where other ferns prefer a cooler environment, these ferns are extremely sensitive t http://fern-plant.greenhealthgardening.com/Articles/Raising_Tropical_Ferns.php http://fern-plant.greenhealthgardening.com/Articles/Raising_Tropical_Ferns.php Preserving plants such as ferns through the process of producing a fern print became immensely popular in England in the 19th century. The popular species of fern were rendered into folios and monographs by the artists and collected by the art enthusiasts http://fern-plant.greenhealthgardening.com/Articles/Fern_Print_a_Unique_Method_of_Preserving_Nature.php http://fern-plant.greenhealthgardening.com/Articles/Fern_Print_a_Unique_Method_of_Preserving_Nature.php The majority of the ferns belong to the Polypodiaceae or the Polypody family. A typical fern plant consists of triangular fronds that are further divided into leaflets and smaller leaflets known as pinnae and pinnules. The fern is found throughout the worl http://fern-plant.greenhealthgardening.com/Articles/Fern_Plant_the_Oldest_Land_Plant.php http://fern-plant.greenhealthgardening.com/Articles/Fern_Plant_the_Oldest_Land_Plant.php The charming bird nest fern is a plant reminiscent of a hot South Seas island. However, some varieties of this native of the tropics are actually somewhat cold hardy, and grow well in some parts of the US. The scientific name of this particular cold-hardy http://fern-plant.greenhealthgardening.com/Articles/Bird_Nest_Fern_Indoors_and_Out.php http://fern-plant.greenhealthgardening.com/Articles/Bird_Nest_Fern_Indoors_and_Out.php The maidenhair fern belongs to the genus Adiantum and is placed in the family Pteridaceae. Some researchers may place it in a family, similar in name to the fern's genus, Adiantaceae. Maiden ferns are easily distinguished, as they are dark green in color a http://fern-plant.greenhealthgardening.com/Articles/Maidenhair_Fern_the_Distinguishable_Ornamental_Fern.php http://fern-plant.greenhealthgardening.com/Articles/Maidenhair_Fern_the_Distinguishable_Ornamental_Fern.php There is a great deal of confusion surrounding the fiddlehead fern. What is it? Is it edible, or poisonous? Answers to these questions can be found by looking more closely at ferns. Technically speaking, all ferns are a fiddlehead fern. A fiddlehead fern http://fern-plant.greenhealthgardening.com/Articles/Clearing_Up_Confusion_About_the_Fiddlehead_Fern.php http://fern-plant.greenhealthgardening.com/Articles/Clearing_Up_Confusion_About_the_Fiddlehead_Fern.php Bird Nest Fern or Asplenium nidus derives its peculiar name from the nest like structure that is formed by the fronds of the fern. The frond forms an upright rosette that results in a nest like structure being formed at the bottom. The nest is usually litt http://fern-plant.greenhealthgardening.com/Articles/Bird_Nest_Fern__Serving_as_a_Birds_Abode.php http://fern-plant.greenhealthgardening.com/Articles/Bird_Nest_Fern__Serving_as_a_Birds_Abode.php The Japanese painted fern is a very unique looking fern that seems to enjoy the shade more than some of its cousins in the fern family. But, just because it likes the shade does not mean that it likes to hide in the shadows. The Japanese painted fern also http://fern-plant.greenhealthgardening.com/Articles/What_is_the_Japanese_Painted_Fern.php http://fern-plant.greenhealthgardening.com/Articles/What_is_the_Japanese_Painted_Fern.php The maidenhair fern is one of only a handful of ferns that do well indoors. While it can, and often does, live in gardens and woodlands, it can thrive inside as few other ferns do. Perhaps for this reason, people sometimes mistakenly assume that it is a ho http://fern-plant.greenhealthgardening.com/Articles/Indoor_Culture_of_the_Maidenhair_Fern.php http://fern-plant.greenhealthgardening.com/Articles/Indoor_Culture_of_the_Maidenhair_Fern.php While the stories about cats getting sick from eating ferns may be part of folklore, the stories about people getting sick from eating ferns are actually true. Why would anyone want to eat a fern? Well, because they are good for you.Okay, if they are good http://fern-plant.greenhealthgardening.com/Articles/The_Edible_Fiddlehead_Fern.php http://fern-plant.greenhealthgardening.com/Articles/The_Edible_Fiddlehead_Fern.php This fun fern print combines botany and messy fun for a perfect project to make with your kids. CAUTION TO PARENTS: Hilarious messiness may occur while creating this project. What you'll need to make this fern print: blank white paper (ordinary typing pap http://fern-plant.greenhealthgardening.com/Articles/Splashy_Fern_Print_A_Fun_Project_for_Kids.php http://fern-plant.greenhealthgardening.com/Articles/Splashy_Fern_Print_A_Fun_Project_for_Kids.php The air fern is a unique fern in the sense that its name is not evocative of what it actually is. And air fern is not a fern that gets its name from its affiliation with a particular environment nor does the air fern get its name from any special marking o http://fern-plant.greenhealthgardening.com/Articles/The_Tragic_Life_of_the_Air_Fern.php http://fern-plant.greenhealthgardening.com/Articles/The_Tragic_Life_of_the_Air_Fern.php