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WHAT KIND OF FERN IS THIS
14 years ago
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@Snapai (me) / @Snapimation (art)I went to the store today to pick up some pesticide to knock out some annoying fungus gnats in my potting soil, and wound up bringing home a $4 fern as well.
http://twitpic.com/7g0r37
It was labeled as "Fluffy Ruffles, Nephrolepis exaltata", which is a Boston Fern. But was much darker in color than the $10 larger Fluffy Ruffles on the other side of the garden center.
That and the "albino tarantula" stems that its fronds grow from, make me suspect that it's actually a Davallia Fejeensis, or "Rabbit's Foot" fern. The stems were actually hanging over the pot I bought it in, before I repotted it.
Either that or someone just squashed a white tarantula with my fern when they potted it. :|
Anyways, just curious if anyone out there in internet land knows their ferns, and can tell me if Boston Ferns also have this sort of root, or if someone at the nursery supplying Lowes garden center was just being incredibly sloppy with their tagging? :p
http://twitpic.com/7g0r37
It was labeled as "Fluffy Ruffles, Nephrolepis exaltata", which is a Boston Fern. But was much darker in color than the $10 larger Fluffy Ruffles on the other side of the garden center.
That and the "albino tarantula" stems that its fronds grow from, make me suspect that it's actually a Davallia Fejeensis, or "Rabbit's Foot" fern. The stems were actually hanging over the pot I bought it in, before I repotted it.
Either that or someone just squashed a white tarantula with my fern when they potted it. :|
Anyways, just curious if anyone out there in internet land knows their ferns, and can tell me if Boston Ferns also have this sort of root, or if someone at the nursery supplying Lowes garden center was just being incredibly sloppy with their tagging? :p
I mean, it's great if it's Exaltata, because that's the plant I wanted! But I can't find any mention of the fuzzy tarantula roots (though it's certainly possible that MOST houseplant ferns have them)
What you have is a young fern, so it will look slightly different as it blooms, but the leaves will always be a match. =^^=
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/172956/ - the rabbit's paw fern's have three divisions - the main "stem" of the frond, then like, mini-fronds coming off of that, and then the tiny fern leaves
But mine only has two, the "fern leaves" on the mini-stems coming off the main stem of the frond are fused, rather than separate. :o Like http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/260706/ even at the moment, they're more swooshy and tapered like the rabbit's paw fern.
So do pretty much all common ferns have them fluffy roots?
I have an areca palm which is also nontoxic to cats, and a bunch of spider plants that are ALSO nontoxic to cats.
I am trying to grow an elephant ear....and that's toxic as a deterrent rather than a poison to cats - it has calcium oxylate in its cells. :p (biting into it is like taking a nice big bite of fiberglass insulation, apparently)
Was funny, I was reading up on peace lilies and cats the other day - they also bear a calcium oxalate deterrent. But so many websites say "Are you CRAZY!? Don't put ANY lilies near cats, they're lethal!" completely overlooking the fact that peace lilies aren't in the lily family at all - they're araceae, just like elephant ear :p
(either way, it's a nice little plant for $4)
It'll wind up looking more like http://laurarittenhouse.files.wordp.....1/img_2945.jpg :D
I've never been a fan of boston fern's, but the victorians sure love them. The one at my job is in a clay pot and misted regularly to keep it humid. :)