Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. The elkhorn fern (Platycerium bifurcatum) is a large bracket epiphyte. An epiphyte is a plant that grows on other plants and rocks rather than ...

Scientific name: Mircrosorium punctatum Grandiceps. Growth habit: An evergreen upright fern with leaves emerging at the soil line, growing to 3 feet tall and wide. The leaves are linear in shape, ...

Myanmar forests are rich in ferns, but we were surprised to see staghorn ferns as well. Hawaiian gardens have long been famous for their vast array of orchids and other showy flowering plants. Ferns, ...

Jerry meets a staghorn and elkhorn fern collector, Jane shows how to grow fruits in small spaces, Costa visits an urban farm training deaf and hard of hearing students, and Sophie tours a spectacular ...

When it comes to home landscaping, Elaine Byrd gets by with a little help from her fronds — fern fronds, that is. “We in Florida are very lucky; we have a terrific climate for ferns,” Byrd, a Florida ...