The new fern is expected to be available soon in most Chicago area chain outlets and plant shops, several of which, like Hammock House, 3760 N. Broadway, and Sunshine Plant Shop, 637 Green Bay Rd ...

Autumn fern is a handsome species that does well locally. The attractive new fronds of the cultivar ‘Brilliance’ emerge with reddish hues in spring, before greening up in summer.

The royal ferns, the tree fern, the polystichums — they are all at it. Each frond within the burgeoning crown starts as a coil. Within this lurk the smaller spirals of the leaflets that comprise ...