‘I’ve been growing sword ferns for over 20 years,’ says landscaper Josh Payne.. ‘They are easy to care for and are a favorite for their dramatic shape and deep green.

A survey of toxins in other ferns would help our understanding of who eats ferns (lady fern, a common local species, is ... More than 75% of its diet consists of ferns, mostly bracken and sword fern.

Florida has the widest variety of ferns in the continental U.S. (only Hawaii and Puerto Rico have more), and 123 of these are native to the state. Gardening with ferns is relatively easy given the ...

Polystichum munitum Western Sword fern. A clumping fern native to the western U.S., it grows from 1 to 5 feet high, depending on heat and moisture.

We hiked a nearly milelong loop through the canyon, where we were enveloped by 30-foot-tall cliffs rich with lush leaves, ranging from five-fingered ferns to sword and lady ferns.

Did you give or receive flowers for St. Valentine’s Day? Though not a flower, your commercial floral arrangement may have included our local native sword fern. Ferns were considered magic for a ...

Lady fern (Athyrium filix-femina), also known as the alpine lady fern, is an uncommon plant in Colorado but can be found in 49 out of 50 states, excluding Hawaii, making it one of the most abundant ...