r/ferns Sep 23 '24

Image Every year I grow a fern from a local nursery, starts off about the size of a basketball. This year’s is the biggest yet.

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246 Upvotes

r/ferns 22d ago

Image Getting back into my plants after a tough year - my new fern arrangement!

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136 Upvotes

After being severely demotivated from thrips and constant health issues this year which required half a year to recover - I’ve finally gotten back into my plant collection and having a bit of a personal hobby renaissance. I made a fern arrangement today using an empty 50cm diameter pot lying around. It’s a very simple arrangement but water loving plants all around which I’m looking forward to looking after ❤️ planning to fill in the gaps with some natural looking rocks and driftwood which will be some fun this holiday season.

r/ferns 5d ago

Image My fern is its own pot now.

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144 Upvotes

Rabbit's foot fern. If I had to guess it's been in the same 6 inch pot for about three years now.

It's been struggling more and more over the past ~3 months. Fronds are browning, or sometimes turning pale before dropping. I'm thinking it may finally be at its limit. I'm going to amp up the fertilizer amount briefly and hope for the best. Otherwise it's going to be a fun time separating this mess a propagating whatever I can save.

r/ferns Nov 10 '24

Image Maidenhair spleenwort

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135 Upvotes

This fern also grows very well in rock gardens

r/ferns Dec 05 '24

Image Since I know some people here love Staghorn Ferns...this is a gigantic Staghorn Fern ball that used to hang from chains in the fern section of a nearby greenhouse I used to work at. The last picture is from the top looking down, and shows other ferns growing inside of the Staghorn ball.

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88 Upvotes

r/ferns Dec 09 '24

Image Wild desert ferns

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63 Upvotes

Organ Mountains Desert Peaks National Park, Southern New Mexico, USA

Reposting because one "fern" was actually not a fern, it was some other plant.

r/ferns 2d ago

Image My two favorite ferns, Asplenium trichomanes and Asplenium scolopendrium.

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63 Upvotes

r/ferns 3d ago

Image Baby Hapuʻu Pulu (Hawaiian Tree fern) vs mature individual. For reference, I'm 6 feet tall

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57 Upvotes

r/ferns 10d ago

Image Polypodium vulgare that I found in Austria

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102 Upvotes

r/ferns Nov 23 '24

Image Need ID for this type of selaginella

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22 Upvotes

Is this selaginella willdenowiii? The seller said he wasn't so sure, I'm trying to look at IG, but selaginella willdenowii so confusing, different lighting & temperature can change its color.

r/ferns 22d ago

Image 45+ yr old staghorn.

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83 Upvotes

This beauty has been around a while, but recently gotten a little frost bit, when it dipped to 33, all the fronds have turned brown. And some squirrels have put some holes in her. Any suggestions to help nurse her back, and to stopped the squirrels from messing her up. Pic was from may earlier this year

r/ferns 13d ago

Image Fern help please!

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My boss gave us all cute ferns for xmas from her giant mother plant.... she didn't look the best when I got her and I have no idea what to do to save her. Someone please help meeee! I love her so much already. She's my first house plant in our new house.

r/ferns 4d ago

Image A baby ʻAmaʻu fern in the basalt field of Kilauea caldera, Hawaiʻi

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78 Upvotes

r/ferns 23d ago

Image maidenhair fern - doing well this year

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68 Upvotes

r/ferns Nov 24 '24

Image Of all the outside plants that get brought inside, my kangaroo fern takes pride of place every winter.

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88 Upvotes

She’s beautiful and she knows it

r/ferns 28d ago

Image Native Hawaiian Maidenhair fern vs invasive (on the same rock face)

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51 Upvotes

r/ferns 29d ago

Image More wild desert ferns

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46 Upvotes

This is from a hike today up the side of Bar Mountain, above Soledad Canyon, near Las Cruces, NM, USA. This is about 3 miles south of where I was last weekend.

I saw the same varieties of ferns as last weekend, but I took more scenic photos this time.

The last photos may be moss.

r/ferns 14d ago

Image Not a fan

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25 Upvotes

Of this squirrel foot fern. I’ve taken to my basement set in front of window and will water every week. Maybe next spring he will act right. I’ve babies thru enuf winters

r/ferns 1h ago

Image My Hawaiian Tree Fern prothalli are doing very well and starting to grow upwards... maybe I'll start getting ferns in another half a year?

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r/ferns Nov 29 '24

Image Is this a rabbits foot?

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Hey fern community, I'm curious if this is a rabbit's foot fern. I'm confused because it seems to have very little "feet," and doesn't seem to grow out over the top of them. My other rabbit's foot has way more "feet" so I'm not entirely sure. TYIA!

r/ferns 20d ago

Image My birds nest is getting brown tips. Anyone have any insight?

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8 Upvotes

r/ferns 2d ago

Image Baby maiden hair ferns I think

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10 Upvotes

I have multiple ferns at home… I had left this self watering pot with clay soil. I had planted basil seeds… those seeds didn’t sprout. I just left this on the shelf.After many months of waiting to see what was growing. Now I see these baby ferns. 🥹

r/ferns Oct 30 '24

Image I am lame about repotting

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49 Upvotes

Sometimes that’s a good thing

r/ferns Dec 04 '24

Image I got this free Elkhorn. But worse for ware...tips for dividing or getting it looking pretty ?

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2 Upvotes

Helpppp

r/ferns Nov 16 '24

Image Itty bitty baby fern emerges from a moss covered stump

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90 Upvotes