FOUND FREQUENTLY in boggy areas from Ontario to Florida and known to reach heights of nearly 6 feet under ideal growing conditions, the native cinnamon fern (Osmundastrum cinnamomea) is one of the ...

It seems like just a few weeks ago that I was out in the swamp taking artsy photos of fiddleheads unfurling. Now, when I muck around down there, I'm wading hip-deep through cinnamon ferns. Cinnamon ...

Spring is here. We are being hit from all sides with spring fever, along with what is available to make our garden look better, grow faster and be amazing. But there is no better time of year. One of ...

Ferns are coming up in force these days, now that it’s May and we’ve finally had days – or was it weeks? – of rain. Some of our biggest and most common native ferns, cinnamon fern and interrupted fern ...

Gadshill: "We have the receipt of fern-seed, we walk invisible." Chamberlain. “Now, by my faith, I think you are more beholding to the night than to fern-seed for your walking invisible. Shakespeare, ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. All fern leaves develop from fiddleheads in the spring, but the ostrich fern ...

Ferns are among the oldest living plants, with fossil records dating back 383 to 393 million years ago. These plants are resilient and have survived volcanic eruptions and cold climates thanks to ...

Fiddleheads, so named because of their resemblance to the musical instrument, are the tightly wound, emerging fronds of several species of ferns. Many cultures, including Native American tribes in the ...

The New Jersey Pine Barrens is more than just pitch pines. Countless varieties of flowers and other flora bloom throughout the million-acre expanse, many of them sprouting up through the sandy soil ...

A peaceful corner of Massachusetts lit up with fireflies that were flying through a bed of native ferns, and the moment was caught on video and shared on Reddit. In the post to r/NativePlantGardening ...