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...
by Lisa Steinkopf | Jul 30, 2017 | BLOG, Ferns, Foliage Houseplants, Houseplant Care, Houseplant Profile
Did you know that fern spores look like scale insects? I did, but I hadn’t seen the spores all over a plant like brown dirt. I saw this beautiful fern the other day and wanted to buy it. At first glance, I thought it was dirty and may have an insect problem so...
