Herself’s Houston Garden

Gardening for fun and wildlife at the edge of Houston’s piney woods

Mother fern aka Oriental chain fern ( Woodwardia orientalis )

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I brought this home from March Mart last year, thinking it was an Australian tree fern, but then it never got any taller. These things happen.

While it is not a fast growing fern it’s certainly been trouble free. It’s been stuck in a corner with little to no sun and moderately dry soil. Neither heat nor cold bothers it, though I’m sure it’d be happier with a bit more sun and water.

It is a large fern and striking. It’s about 3′ from tip to tip right now. In time it will get small plants on the end of its fronds like a spider plant. I’ll post photos once she makes some babies for me. I’ve never known a fern to do this so I’m really looking forward to it.

Propagate by division or spores or by the small plants that grow on the end of the leaves.

Written by timestocome

May 6th, 2009 at 5:00 am

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  1. Survived the drought, little to no growth yet.

    timestocome

    9 Sep 09 at 6:44 pm

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