tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170863073757416013.post3842534899492154308..comments2023-09-07T11:31:48.031-04:00Comments on All Andrew's Plants: Ostrich Fern Fertile FrondAndrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16347983770474369842noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170863073757416013.post-58882966891104947922010-03-15T13:50:33.461-04:002010-03-15T13:50:33.461-04:00Beautiful photography. It looks very painterly on ...Beautiful photography. It looks very painterly on the wood background!Nature Assassinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16951932729955216912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170863073757416013.post-38344330317992997672010-03-14T19:54:17.226-04:002010-03-14T19:54:17.226-04:00Yes and no I suppose. It does almost all of its gr...Yes and no I suppose. It does almost all of its growing all at once in the spring and then later in the summer it sends these up... they are green when they pop up so it can give that impression. As long as they're wet enough they'll look good through the season even if they aren't actively growing.<br /><br />It is a very nice fern with a great soft texture that quickly forms a large carpet but can be kept in check easily enough (runners are shallow and never go too far from the mother plant).<br /><br />It's also one of a very tiny number (maybe the only?) of native plants (?) I grow.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16347983770474369842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170863073757416013.post-83247668401579682282010-03-14T19:16:52.495-04:002010-03-14T19:16:52.495-04:00Strange color...really does look like a feather. ...Strange color...really does look like a feather. Sounds like a long grower into the season too. Nice! MattiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com