From A World of Baby Names by Teresa Norman.

Plant name for fern. Fern Plant Care is easy but knowing the basic requirements is essential when it comes to How to Care for Ferns. Origin of the name Fern. Whites classic Charlottes Web.

But just because the plant is a fern does not automatically make it a shade plant. Birds Nest Fern Boston Fern Nephrolepis Button Fern Pellaea Rabbits Foot Fern Davallia Holly Fern Cyrtomium Staghorn Fern Platycerium Sword Fern Polystichum munitum. Derived from fern which denotes the nonflowering plant.

You can hang these plants and let them grow long and full or keep them. FernFinns doppelganger made of grass from Adventure Time. Pteridophytes are vascular plants and have leaves known as fronds roots and sometimes true stems and tree ferns have full trunks.

However the plant is also called Asparagus setaceus Protasparagus setaceusLatin for hairy to describe the plants leaves. The plumosa fern gets one of its botanical namesAsparagus plumosusfrom its plume-like foliage. Some fern plants grow in full sun and are known as dryland or sun ferns We have several genera of dryland sun ferns including Astrolepis Cheilanthes Notholaena and Pellaea.

Botanical Name Athyrium filix-femina Common Name Lady fern Plant Type Perennial Mature Size 2 to 3 ft. The fronds are very lacey and taper to a point. Specific epithet from Latin aquila means eagle.

Fern Mayoa character from the film Jawbreaker. Wide Sun Exposure Shade to partial sun Soil Type Moist rich sandy well-draining Soil pH Slightly acidic. Fronds in the largest species of ferns can reach some six metres in length.