Said to gain its name from pioneers using the long evergreen leaves to make Christmas wreaths, these plants, known officially as Polystichum acrostichoides, are one of the most common ferns in ...

Like the clubmosses (see Plant Evolution I), the ferns are early vascular plants that rely on water ... tapering at both the tip and base. It is common here and often grows in large communities. Its ...

Keeping these delicate plants happy can be pretty tricky. Here’s how to give your asparagus fern everything it needs to thrive. Asparagus ferns may be best known for their airy, delicate foliage ...

And another upside of Christmas ferns is that ... As its common name denotes, it has a great minty fragrance, even in the dead of winter when the plants are brown. I don’t remember which species ...

Walking the Jingualiao Fish and Fern Trail in New Taipei’s Pinglin District, one can hear the mountain stream rushing by and touch the various plants growing along the winding cliff face. Amid the ...