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 ...

These tropical beauties warm up a room in no time flat. Winter's bite: It has you wanting to change your latitude. So add a tropical fern to your favorite room, and you'll have an immediate change of ...

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, ...

Ask any nongardener to name their favorite epiphyte, and they will probably look at you as if you have Spanish moss growing out of your ears. Epiphytes, sometimes referred to as "air plants" because ...

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, ...

Ferns were among the earliest plants and evolved millions of years ago. They were a major part of early forests in the days of the dinosaurs and perhaps the first to come back after the great asteroid ...

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 ...