Christmas ferns, they're just simple woodland shade plants, right? Wrong! Turns out, we’ve been taking this green-leafed plant for granted for quite some time. Said to gain its name from pioneers ...

With massive fronds creating a luxuriously green canopy in the understory of Australian forests, tree ferns are a familiar sight on many long drives or bushwalks. But how much do you really know about ...

Tired of the same old green garden? Whether it's spring, summer, or fall, this gorgeous ground cover plant is sure to brighten up your lawn.

What: Himalayan maidenhair fern, also known as adiantum venustum, features delicate fronds and an airy appearance. And, yet, it is a trouper. Unlike most hardy maidenhair ferns, Himalayan maidenhair ...

Probably the first pioneer plants to arrive in Hawaii were mosses and ferns. Ferns have been around for over 360 million years. Giant tree fern forests were common for millions of years but they gave ...

The French botanist and biologist Francis Hallé has spent 40 years in pursuit of the strange and beautiful plant specimens of the rainforest. In his Atlas of Poetic Botany, excerpted below, he invites ...