A fiddlehead is a young fern frond, named for its resemblance to the ... ostrich fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris), cinnamon fern, lady fern, and bracken fern. Of these, ostrich fern is the best ...

name comes from cinnamon-colored fibers near frond base • Lady fern (Athyrium filix-femina): grows 1-3 feet tall; fronds are lacey, light yellow-green; more tolerant of drier soils; Royal ...

Lady fern (Athyrium filix-femina) forms clumps, making it a good focal point in a shade garden. Noted for its light green fronds and darker colored central veins, lady fern tolerates drier soil ...

A more unusual looking fern is hart’s tongue, noted for its fronds that are uncut, or more leaf-like. Fronds are bright green, about the size of a hot dog, arching from their base in a circular ...

Deciduous. “Pterodactyl” eared lady fern: Add airy, feathery texture to a shady spot with the arching fronds of this clump-forming fern. Pale green fronds unfurl from red stems, creating a two ...

But it’s not the attractive frond we’re after. It’s the root ... In fact, you don’t really eat it at all, unlike its cousin the lady fern, which produces fiddleheads—the edible new growth of the fern ...

Reach him via Katie Rohman at [email protected]. A 4-foot-tall interrupted fern grows in the shaded woods. Note the brown growths called sporangia that "interrupt" the fern fronds.

An entire genus of ferns has been named after pop star Lady Gaga. [partner id="wireduk" align="right"]The genus comprises nineteen separate species of fern which can ...

To get by in the waterlogged, low-nutrient soil of the Quebrada Chorro forest in western Panama, a species of tree fern repurposes its dead fronds, turning them into roots. The discovery “was ...

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 ...

The uncoiling fronds are an advance guard, heralding the botanical abundance of summer. The royal ferns, the tree fern, the polystichums — they are all at it. Each frond within the burgeoning ...