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 ...

Gadshill: "We have the receipt of fern-seed, we walk invisible." Chamberlain: “Now, by my faith, I think you are more beholding to the night than to fern-seed for your walking invisible. — Shakespeare ...

Gadshill: "We have the receipt of fern-seed, we walk invisible." Chamberlain. “Now, by my faith, I think you are more beholding to the night than to fern-seed for your walking invisible. Shakespeare, ...

Christmas fern Botanical name: Polystichum acrostichoides Hardiness zones: 3 to 9 Light needs: Full to part shade Water needs ...

Well, ferns don't make seeds. Do they? Back in the Middle Ages, and well into the 16th Century, there was considerable confusion regarding the way plants worked, along with just about everything else.

There is something otherworldly about ferns. Their fronds suggest feathers and wings, and so when looking at them you may think of taking flight, most likely into the pre-historic past when they ...

Akron, Ohio | Dennis Kuntz’s garden is about as close to foolproof as you can get. Kuntz grows hardy ferns on his family’s property in Green, Ohio. They require little care, other than a little ...