#Boston Fern

[mostlythemarsh]

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[fern-spotting]

Columbo S2E1: “Étude in Black” (1972)

Boston fern spotted at 1:10:53, sharing the frame with Lt. Columbo! They made us wait, but it was worth it for the ultimate combo.

Bonus plant: at 15:37, this long, slightly leggy heartleaf philodendron. She should have moved that somewhere brighter, but it's too late now.

[xlntwtch2]

(c) two photos by @xlntwtch2 ... plants in july 2024

can't name the color of each plant in one word - um. "pretty"

[hyssopandbee]

[lostintheuniverseslies]

A Quiet Little Seedling

Chapter 16 Plants

Boston Fern (Andrew’s plant previously mentioned in chapter 13)

Coffee Table Terrarium (not plant specific but I find them so cool)

Pothos (non specific. Cebu blue pothos previously mentioned in chapter 10. Generic mention of pothos is chapter 10)

Japanese Holly Fern

Silver Lace Table Fern

Parlor Palm

Hens and Chicks

Cactus Mistletoe (previously mentioned in chapter 12)

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[los-plantalones]

i am in love with this café.

[sigmastolen]

It's Repotting Day!

aka i am Literally So Normal about my african violets

(for reference here are the Before pictures)

elmyra got the most work done today—i divided her 3 crowns into separate pots. allow me to introduce, l–r: elmyra prime aka big elmyra (henceforth just "elmyra"), little elmyra, and baby elmyra. they're all super leggy rn, not sure if that will change now they're separated and no longer have to compete with each other. you will notice baby elmyra has moved into little sister's tiny pot- she will be moving into little sister's old spot on the suction shelf as well.

pinky was business as usual, but i do think i managed to get her sitting straight in her pot for real this time! her neck (now buried) has like a 90° angle in it, it's so dumb. pinky, elmyra, and the brain all got graduated to tall 4" pots bc they are big girls and also bc pinky and brain's cheapie purple outer pots were well and truly finito.

side-by-side like this you can really see the color gradation in the brain lineage—l–r, brain, little sister, and baby brain. little sister moved from the tiny pot to a short 4" like little elmyra and baby brain, bc she was super rootbound and she deserves it. you can see her foliage is more compact than baby brain's though, because of the tiny pot. after her current flowers, she probably won't bloom again until she matches baby brain's sprawl. i actually didn't do anything with baby brain today—she moved into the big pot relatively recently, so i'll leave her alone until next winter. you will note brain looks intensely leafy in this photo; it was incredibly difficult to cram the soil into her pot at the very top bc of how many fucking leaves she has. pinky was a little hard, too, but brain and her children are on another level.

the propagation box also got a restock, although not with nearly as many leaves as i removed (intentionally and un-) during today's operations. i only added 4, because there were already 4 growing in the box; the rest i regretfully (read: catholic-guiltily) threw out bc honestly i already have more violets than i can handle.

the ferns also got new soil and big fern moved into a tall pot as well bc she was also super rootbound and i want her to continue to grow large and luxurious. not that i really have space for her to luxuriate in—

—as you can see, my shelf situation is ridiculous. it is cantilevered out from the windowsill and as such has a visible downward slant due to the weight of all the plants; i super need to figure out a bracket situation underneath so it doesn't dump my best beloveds all over my bed, and i need to do it before i can get bigger and better (and not-plastic) pots for the big girls. the elmyras are all in baggies bc i wanted to baby them after the trauma of their separation. all the others, i'm leaving to the open air bc hopefully they're all robust enough to withstand the stress of today's repotting, but if they start to look like they're going backwards i'll bag them, too (even if i have to buy roasting bags or something to even fit over brain and pinky—even in her diminished state, i could barely squeeze elmyra into the 2-gal bag, and not without tearing the mouth to make it wider).

so that was today's big adventure! it took i think a little over 2 hrs and my leg fell asleep so bad sitting on the concrete and i got so fucking cold working in the shade so the violets wouldn't get sunburned and my back hurts! but my girls all look so happy!

[fallensapphires]

House Plants: Ferns

And the thoughts that are blown with the scent of the fern

Are as new and as old as the world.

[stesierra]

I'd like to talk today about fancy Boston fern cultivars. Nephrolepis exaltata. The ordinary ones are probably the most common fern sold in big box stores, but the cultivars frequently are harder to find and I think much more interesting.

First, here's Fluffy Ruffles, which I got in a tiny 2 inch pot. It's a delicate fern and fairly vigorous.

Next, we have Cotton Candy. It's another delicate fern but with a very thick and cloudlike growth habit. My favorite of the cultivars I have.

Lastly, we have Twirly Whirly, which is a less delicate fern with an upright growth habit. This is sold by Proven Winners and is the least vigorous of the ferns here. There's a lot of stories about Proven Winners being insane but all I can say is their ferns aren't the best.

Anyway, if you enjoy ferns that are relatively easy to grow inside, check the first two out. You can order them online probably. These aren't dwarf ferns but if you keep them in smaller pots they don't get too out of control.

[ahemerson]

It's like if moveobjectson worked on surfaces lol

All my current plants sequestered in my Kitchen for a photoshoot. I was cleaning and rearranging their other homes in the house.

The little ones I've been working on cloning for my wedding in August to use in my centerpieces and that people can also take as wedding favors.

The Swedish Ivy clippings and the Green Spider Plant sprouts took root in water before I planted them.

The Lucky Bamboo and the Boston Fern I had to divide at the roots.

[consolecadet]

I bought this Boston fern for my parents when I still lived with them and now it's so huge that I covet it intensely

[mostlythemarsh]

A Kiss

[fern-spotting]

Columbo S7E5 “The Conspirators” (1978)

After a wait of 40:42, we've spotted the ultimate combo: Columbo and a Boston fern!

Bonus plant: this lush and tall dieffenbachia.

Bonus bonus: Columbo contemplating erotic art.

[mermaids-and-dastardly-deeds]

I got a Boston Fern yesterday and it's so large 😅 If any of y'all have or have had a Boston Fern, what kind of pots did you find do the best? I keep seeing mixed messages from the research I've done so far. Currently it's in a plastic pot? It looks like it's been thriving in there? But idk know if a terracotta or ceramic pot would be better? I want it to be a huge fern someday, so I'm just worried about the potential weight of a large terracotta or ceramic pot in case I eventually want to relocate it.

[hyssopandbee]

[lostintheuniverseslies]

A Quiet Little Seedling Plants

Chapter 13

Spider Plant (Previously mentioned in chapter 1)

Boston Fern

Honey Locust

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