Fern: caring for an elegant unpretentious guest from the tropics

Fern is one of the most ancient plants preserved to this day. The history of ferns is already about 400 million years old. In the time of dinosaurs, these plants were at the peak of their popularity. Ferns prefer a warm and humid climate, today they can be found in the tropical and subtropical belt. Some species of ferns have learned to survive in temperate latitudes. But this plant is beautifully developed in room conditions, so anyone can plant in his house such a magnificent tropical miracle that can please you all year round.

To decorate large rooms and exquisite winter gardens designers often choose a fern. The species of this plant differ significantly from each other. These are tiny miniature plants, and huge tree-shaped forms 20 meters in height and a trunk diameter of about 50 centimeters. The leaves of the fern can be either green, or burgundy, golden or silvery. There are even species that possess the properties of chameleons. The variety of ferns is amazing, the wonderful views of this famous plant have long been beloved in many homes.

Why do many housewives grow ferns in their apartment? Care of this plant is extremely simple. Fern does not require any special conditions, it is easy to get accustomed to the room, does not upset her mistress with constant whims. Most ferns grow beautifully in any climatic mode: as in a cold room with a temperature of about 10 degrees, and in warm weather. However, such plants are bad for hard water and acidic calcareous soil. Best of all, they develop in the usual floral ground. You do not need to prepare a special ground mixture to grow a fern. Care is to take care of the humidity of the air and the amount of light in the room.

Fern needs to be sprayed often. This plant loves a bright room without direct sunlight. Fern, care for which does not meet these conditions, is subject to frequent illnesses and pest attack. Basically, it's a scabbard and a whitefly.

Fern should not often be transplanted. Send your plant to another pot, only when the roots fill the whole earth. A growing plant is fed about once every ten days.

Propagate the fern with spores. On the underside of the sheet, dark spores form, which slip out of the bags and create thin shoots in the soil. Sometimes this plant is multiplied by dividing the root system.

Fern is a decorative-deciduous plant that never blooms. In Russia, there are legends about the extraordinary flowering of the fern, which lasts only a few moments the night before the feast of Ivan Kupala. It is said that this plant has a beautiful bright fire flower. And he who finds this flower will be able to rule the whole world. According to another legend, the flowering of the fern promised unprecedented happiness. According to the third legend, this fantastic flower could open any locks. However, all this applies to ancient Russian legends, no species of ferns blooms.

This legendary plant can grow not only on your windowsill, but also in the garden. Today, many summer residents can afford to grow ferns on the plot. Care of the garden view of such a plant is not difficult, since it can develop both in the sun and in the shade. For the winter, such ferns fold their leaves into a cochlea. In the absence of early frosts, the plant can live more than one year, reaching half a meter in height. However, the fern room, care for which any novice amateur flower grower, beats all records of popularity. After all, what could be better than this easy breathing of the tropics in your modest city apartment?