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Fern Fronds Have Spores on their Undersides. What Is Their Purpose?

Fern Fronds Have Spores on their Undersides. What Is Their Purpose?

by Lisa Steinkopf | May 18, 2023 | BLOG, Ferns, Foliage Houseplants, Houseplant Care, Uncategorized

Fern spores are small “spots” on the underside of the fronds. Have you ever noticed them and thought your fern had a bad case of scale? Unfortunately, scale does love ferns as a rule. See the pictures below. Fern fronds with scale The pictures below are of...
What Are Adventitious Roots and Did You Know Ferns Have Them? I Didn’t!

What Are Adventitious Roots and Did You Know Ferns Have Them? I Didn’t!

by Lisa Steinkopf | Sep 7, 2021 | #TuesdayTidbits, BLOG, Ferns, Foliage Houseplants, Houseplant Care

They say you learn something new every day and I’m glad to say that is true and makes life interesting. If we already knew everything, life would be boring. Recently, I was reading about root systems and the word adventitious came up. I read that ferns have...

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