In general, ferns are not as attractive as flowering plants. They are not interesting to me as well before I start to learn more about plants. They do not flower and all of them appear to have the same look. However, my view on ferns has changed since I get to understand them better.
One great aspect about ferns is that they are easy to grow and need only minimum maintenance. They can even appear from nowhere in the flower pot. This is how I get most of my ferns. With a thin layer of soil and a piece of wood, I have managed to set up a mini fern forest.
September 2009: Three ferns were secured onto the wood which sat on a round tray. They were Rabbit's foot fern, Bird-nest fern and Shoestring fern. The shoes-string fern was hidden behind the bird-nest fern.
October 2009: The tray with the soil added. An outer tray was added to contain the soil or water spill. The ferns were adapting well. Another fern (Cyclosorus heterocarpus) was added.
December 2009: The fern colony has stabilised.
March 2010: A mini fern forest had formed. Two more ferns were added, namely Silver Fern and Giant sword fern. There were now a total of 6 type of ferns on the plate. Although 3 of the plants on the plate were not ferns, I had decided to leave them alone.
October 2010: The mini fern forest was rather mature right now.
Spores were seen beneath the leaves (fronds) of one the fern (Cyclosorus heterocarpus), a sign that the ferns are doing well in their new habitat.
Fern is now an interesting plant type to me. For sure, they do come in different shape and size. I will share more on my ferns at other occasions.
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