Not not all types of ferns produce offshoots or a ready supply of new plants. To grow large numbers and develop hybrids, growers may obtain their starts through spore germination, a process that can ...

Although rain is the most important agent in airborne biological particle deposition most of the current sampling traps retain palynomorphs (fern spore, fungal spore, pollen, among others) but are ...

Fern reproduction is so mysterious it remained wrapped in mystery and magic until the middle of the 19th century. The reason is that – unlike all other plants – ferns don’t flower and therefore ...

American Journal of Botany, Vol. 74, No. 11 (Nov., 1987), pp. 1706-1708 (3 pages) Several alcohols and other solvents inhibit germination of spores of the fern, Onoclea sensibilis L. The inhibition is ...

Don't put away your seed flats and potting soil just yet. It's time to go on a spore hunt. Spores are a most useful catch if you want to plant ferns in quantity. But you'll have to be patient. Keep ...

Ask a gardener about shade plants and they’ll respond with hostas, impatiens, ferns and a few others. If you ask a person about ferns, you may get the response that “ferns grow in the shade, but I don ...

Don't put away your seed flats and potting soil just yet. It's time to go on a spore hunt. Spores are a most useful catch if you want to plant ferns in quantity. But you'll have to be patient. Keep ...

Deer-resistant and shade-loving, ferns add a whimsical allure to any garden. As one of the oldest plant groups on Earth, these hardy greens can survive just about anything—as long as their environment ...

Q: Enclosed is a sample of what has infected two of my beautiful ferns. I’m afraid it’s going to kill them if I don’t control it right away. No one has been able to help me. Please tell me what to do.

As a kid, I remember watching time-lapse videos of a flower blooming or of the sun racing across the sky. Of course, things don't happen that way in nature with one possible exception: sprouting, ...