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brendajean Edmonton, Canada Jan 01, 2011

Hi everyone. I received this plant last night, and it is called a 'Christmas Fern' according to the sticker on the bottom. It is really pretty and I would love to be able to keep it alive and happy. There does not seem to be any information online specific to this variety of fern so I was wondering if anyone on the forum has had any direct experience with this fern? I'm thinking I should plant it in a bigger pot fairly soon, as there are all these roots growing from the fronds all the way around - so it looks like it would be some sort of ground cover type of fern. Maybe I should plant it in the base of one of my really big plants that is in a big pot with lots of soil exposure...not sure. I will post another pic of the roots that I am talking about.

Thanks for any help, and Happy New Year!

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brendajean Edmonton, Canada Jan 01, 2011

Roots growing down from fronds.

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kwanjin (Zone 7a) Jan 01, 2011

I think it's one of the club ferns. I will look up the Latin...

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plantladylin (Zone 1) Jan 01, 2011

Reminds me of Selaginella: http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/68539/

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brendajean Edmonton, Canada Jan 02, 2011

plantladylin, I just found it in one of my books and yes, it looks like it is a selaginella. AKA a Creeping Moss. I think I will plant it in the bottom of one of my large plants as according to my book it likes semi-shade and lots of humidity. Hopefully I can keep it alive, it is so pretty.
I still hope to hear from others who have experience with this plant! :-)

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Plants4myPots Palm Bay, FL(Zone 9b) Jan 20, 2011

I just got something similar to this plant too! The friendly forums ID-ed it as a moss fern, but there's a couple of different kinds of moss ferns... Anyway, it was so pretty, and it was right next to lime dracaena on display at the store. I had the dracaena http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/800/ at home already, but didn't have a container buddy for it yet. The dracaena has been really happy and growing in a corner window that gets some NE sun. So I figured I'd pot them to be happy together in the not-so-sunny window.

Re-potting the fern was a little harrowing for a second, because I was expecting there to be more root structure in the potting medium. It was potted in a superfine coir-like stuff, and the plant had superfine roots. Instead of ripping the whole plant in half as I thought I would, I ended up just spreading it to fill the front part of the pot, and stuck the dracaena behind it.

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brendajean Edmonton, Canada Jan 25, 2011

That looks really nice - those plants go well together!

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