tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post1846693498241547736..comments2024-03-27T07:35:21.832-07:00Comments on Plants are the Strangest People: Unfinished business: NOID fernsmr_subjunctivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-23223518007468520222022-10-13T08:32:02.335-07:002022-10-13T08:32:02.335-07:00I know this is an older post, but I’m curious as t...I know this is an older post, but I’m curious as to what these plants have turned into over time. I have recently created several hybrids with Phlebodium species, and while they look mostly like Phlebodium, it’s clear enough that they aren’t 100% Phlebodium. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-80674211496818430832016-05-30T08:56:31.731-07:002016-05-30T08:56:31.731-07:00I always thought ferns would be too difficult and ...I always thought ferns would be too difficult and avoided them. This post inspired my to pick of a blue star fern and give it a try. Thank you! dnoonanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11533731174509988241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-5862447894823551382016-05-08T08:38:06.650-07:002016-05-08T08:38:06.650-07:00This looks familiar. I had one or two... or eleven...This looks familiar. I had one or two... or eleventy sporelings pop up in an Acronia I bought. I of course had to grow them out and see what they were. Now they're everywhere! I thought it looked like Phlebodium aureum too, although the vendor I bought it from seems to think it's a Pteris. She might be confused about which fern I meant, though, since the final tally was 5 different Laurennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-19116989997358096332016-05-03T12:31:44.138-07:002016-05-03T12:31:44.138-07:00Supporting Phlebodium aureum. I have had one ('...Supporting <i>Phlebodium aureum</i>. I have had one ('Blue Star') for a while now, and it looks exactly like yours, except the rhizomes are a bit brighter gold and the leaves have the cultivar's bluish grey cast.<br /><br />Plus, the habit of starting with finger-like fronds as a baby plant and developing more and more lobes in new fronds as the plant matures matches P. aureum.Sabyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10273202588980634339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-47407088115565863262016-05-01T11:42:53.557-07:002016-05-01T11:42:53.557-07:00I can confirm Phlebodium aureum. I would also not...I can confirm Phlebodium aureum. I would also note that I have seen it become a horrible weed in potted greenhouse collections. It was particularly fond of hanging baskets. However, I doubt it has the right conditions to become quite that weedy in your house.Wadenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-536436616408057732016-04-30T05:57:38.366-07:002016-04-30T05:57:38.366-07:00As far as what to do with them .... I'd sugges...As far as what to do with them .... I'd suggest potting them up and selling them. You have mentioned before about selling some plants at a local farmers' market and this would simply add to your offerings. Particularly this time of year, as folks start hunting for plants to hang/put on their porch, it seems ferns become quite popular. (You could even put several in one large pot for Paulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-13989480477127175182016-04-30T01:57:49.128-07:002016-04-30T01:57:49.128-07:00I'm not a fern expert, just a bumbling enthusi...I'm not a fern expert, just a bumbling enthusiast, but looking at the rhizome and unfurling fronds, it seems like a pretty standard Phlebodium aureum to me. <br /><br />Also, I've observed more experienced fern hobbyists calling new ferns both seedlings and sporelings.Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18102305315582608758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-24924497316464619302016-04-29T19:36:09.587-07:002016-04-29T19:36:09.587-07:00God that's a beautiful plant. I LOVE ferns.God that's a beautiful plant. I LOVE ferns.Jeanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02270303640902731044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-82084943577629458392016-04-29T12:38:59.083-07:002016-04-29T12:38:59.083-07:00SGW:
Yes.SGW:<br /><br /><a href="http://plantsarethestrangestpeople.blogspot.com/2009/08/mannequin-plasticum-metallum-and.html" rel="nofollow">Yes</a>.mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-39226660623271851232016-04-29T11:33:15.824-07:002016-04-29T11:33:15.824-07:00So are artificial plants artificial people :DSo are artificial plants artificial people :DSGWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14926108164843355820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-12208675308980713082016-04-29T10:02:52.438-07:002016-04-29T10:02:52.438-07:00I like "Sporeling", as in Sy Sporeling, ...I like "Sporeling", as in Sy Sporeling, Hair Club for Ferns!<br />Ed Kramerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15016953995322825215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-19218547997112747632016-04-29T09:58:57.039-07:002016-04-29T09:58:57.039-07:00Glasshouse Works sent me one as a weed in an other...Glasshouse Works sent me one as a weed in an other plant that they said was Phlebodium aureum. I have TONS of offspring in Plalaeanopsis pots - terrible WEED!Ed Kramerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15016953995322825215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-41140063873668662016-04-29T07:02:06.748-07:002016-04-29T07:02:06.748-07:00Could it be Nephrolepis biserrata? Commonly calle...Could it be Nephrolepis biserrata? Commonly called 'Macho Fern'. I was given one and it's supposed to grow quickly, easily and can get fairly large. If I fail with mine, maybe you'll sell a few of the sporelings and I can try one of them :).<br /><br />Texas AnonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com