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What’s Growing At The Cottage No. 055

Amy Cottage garden September 22, 2015January 18, 2016autumn, cottage, evergreen, fern, gardening, lomamar, sfbayarea, whatsgrowingtuesday, wherewaterfalls

Autumn fern (Dryopteris erythrosora) and since tomorrow is the first day of autumn, I had to include it! These evergreen ferns with elegant papery fronds unfurl in striking shades of orange-red to copper-pink in the spring, mature to a glossy deep green by summer and then return to a bright copper for autumn! They’re native to the woodland hillsides and mountain slopes of Japan, China and Taiwan. These ferns are delicate looking, yet tough and hardy. If you’re looking for a sweep of color in hard to fill spots that are partial to full shade, then try an autumn fern.

This picture was taken in June and you can see the fern is starting to change to green.

Published by Amy on: Sep 22, 2015

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What’s Growing at The Cottage No. 013

Amy Cottage garden October 21, 2014January 9, 2016adiantum, fern, lomamar, maidenhairfern, sfbayarea, whatsgrowingtuesday, wherewaterfalls

Maidenhair fern (Adiantum capillus-veneris) is a delicate lacy-looking, drooping fern with distinctive fan-shaped leaf segments. The name Adiantum comes from the Greek word ‘adiantos’ meaning unwettable because the fronds shed water. While the species name is taken from the Latin words ‘capillus,’ or hair and ‘veneris,’ Venus, thus giving it’s common name “Hair of Venus.”

The maidenhair fern is found in shaded, moist areas where it typically grows on rock faces and in crevices of cliffs and along streams and rivers.

In Australia, the maidenhair fern is listed as threatened while in Canada, British Colombia, it is a red-listed species and considered Endangered!

The maidenhair fern has a long history of medicinal use and was the main ingredient of a popular cough syrup called “Capillaire,” which remained in use until the nineteenth century.

Published by Amy on: Oct 21, 2014
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