Just some Ferns
A few of my ferns in the hosta gardens. Some were purchase , some collected from the logging roads a couple were gifts Some I know the names but lots I don't know. The ones that multiply, I plant in other spots or plant in pots and have been known to give away some too . My favorite ones were Fox Tail Fern but sadly die in the winters here in Zone 5. I love how they wave in the breeze among the hosta
The ones below that I got in the side of the forestry road are the ones that multiply the most. These that are in a planter box have wintered for at least 4 years now and no extra care given. Guess if the grow in a ditch, they will grow anywhere
Some don't want to download so I will call it enough. Now show me your ferns tooincase I can find some different ones to add , Thanks, Faye
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is this some sort of fern ?
Comments (1)Resembles a spikemoss, genus Selaginella...See MoreI planted some ferns! Can anyone ID them? A lot of Pics Included!
Comments (3)Great pics of fronts & looks like you have the ID on most. I love ferns, too. I can't help you much as I'm from western WA with different ferns; however, I thought it might be helpful to remember what type of soil the ferns prefer... humus rich with some tolerating dryness once established. Also, fern growth is a mound & those might be a bit too close to the brick wall to mature into their lovely mounds. Some ferns here grow 12" crowns, so need a lot more space that it appears you've given them. Maybe you can go back to the woodland areas of your place to view the mature specimens growth & gather more forest humus for the new plantings. I've moved some of our native ferns from our backyard forest to inside the fenced area for a fuller native garden section. If I get a large enough rootball + the native soil & move them early in the season to get spring rains they thrive. I also mulch with lots of my bagged shredded maple leaves as they would have in the forest, but without the weed seeds :o). Some like licorice fern grow on rotting logs, so you must move the piece of log & it pulls off easily with your hands to set on top of humus rich soil in similar light conditions. If I move them later once we have dry summer weather I have to water them weekly and daily in 90 degree weather if I want them to make it. Maybe you can grow native wildflowers there, too. Ours mostly bloom in spring, so I also plant our native ferns in my mixed beds for contrast. Corrine...See MoreSome Fern questions.
Comments (3)Below is a site that has many Tropical Ferns pictured. Click on the thumbnail for a larger image and description. Some Indoor grown ferns do not require frequent watering, but do need bright light and good air circulation to maintain an attractive appearance. If you use forced air heating, the humidity level inside can become very low, sometimes below 20% during extended cold periods and unless you use a humidifier, many plants will suffer from lack of airborne moisture. Once you are able to move it outdoors. in a bright shady location and it begins to receive some rainfall (much better than tap water), it should recover nicely. Good Luck! RB Here is a link that might be useful: Casa Flora - Tropical Ferns...See MorePlanting among fiberous roots
Comments (15)I too have a maple tree to plant under. Trouble is, they are not only greedy feeders, the roots tend to come up into any soil or mulch you put over them. They also tend, like the black walnuts, to be somewhat alleopathic and don't want just anything growing under them. I have tried a plethora of shade plants under them, but have had success with only a few. Common violets do well, as does ajuga. I also grow rudbeckia, coneflowers and bidens. Iris, daylilies, acanthus, chrysanthemums, amsonia, irises, baptisia, coral bells, ground cover sedums, and spiderwort all grow at the edge of the root line, but hostas and ferns hate it. Forsythia and nandina grandiflora share root space and hold their own, as does an autumn clematis that grows up the trunk. Maples also don't like grass growing under there and competing for water and nutrients, so that is usually killed out. I live in the rocky, tree-rooty hills of the Ozarks, and still grow wildflowers under the trees in my woods. I use a small hand pick to make holes in the rocky, rooty soil, and drop in bulbs or put a bit of garden soil in a hole just big enough for a plant to give it a start, and that usually works. Sometimes I have to resort to a regular size pick or mattock, but I never dig up a whole area, just make individual holes. I find sometimes that if you injure the bigger roots of some trees they will send up suckers in those spots for you to deal with, so if I run into a big root I just move over to an emptier spot. Plants that compete very well include mayapples, Solomon's seal, wild geraniums, wild ginger,lily of the valley, ferns and hostas (except under maples, hellebores, arums, sedums, and daffodils hold their own no matter how many rocks and roots there seem to be. I also try to plant small so I don't have to dig a very big hole, and smaller plants seem to adjust better....See More- 4 years ago
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I would have done exactly what you did on that logging road! And my husband shakes his head at me all the time!
Last year I visited a private garden that had a magnificent maidenhair fern. Don't you think?
Photo taken mid June.
4 years agoI took these pics today..all of these ferns are growing along my front path..
Autumn fern..
another Autumn and a Sensitive? fern..the hosta is crowding them sigh..
the clump in the middle is Japanese Painted and Autumn ferns..the tag on the one at the bottom said Hardy fern..
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4 years agoI planted a few ferns, but they keep getting overgrown by the Hosta. I also inherited some Ostrich fern which duke it out with the maple tree roots. I don't take pics of them, because they're not Hosta. Although, that pic of the maidenhair fern makes me wonder. I found a pic of my Autumn fern in August as the colors are just beginning to change (I cropped it out of a Hosta pic)
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