Ming Fern

I bought a small house 3 years ago and there is a potted ming fern there. It had a sawed off trunk of about 2 1/2 inch diameter and side...Read More sprouts. It is badly in need of repotting as the tubers are thickly covering the soil. In response to how to propagate I thought I would just mention that it has tubers and I would think they could be easily propagated that way. I think I'm going to try that when I repot it. The foliage is very attractive, I just need to get mine to become a little denser which I am hoping the repotting will do. I have gone 2 or 3 months between watering before (It has a porous fabric on top of the soil so that probably seals in the moisture a bit) and it doesn't seem very concerned about that at all. It was in moderate shade and tending to be a bit yellowish. I moved it to a bright spot but no direct sunlight and it became a gorgeous dark green in no time at all. Does anyone have a guess as to how deeply I dare cover the tubers? Will I be in trouble if I put dirt up farther on the stem so I can just cover the tubers that are on the surface? The trunk and stems are woody. Or should I just remove the surface tubers and keep the soil at the same level? Any thoughts on these would be appreciated.

Me and my friend have been trying to propagate her ming fern for about 3 years and no luck. So i looked at the plant and there was a part...Read More that i could dig out. and it worked so i got nice size ming fern. so now i have a ming fern and i am so Happy. :)

Not a fern at all. Perhaps should be written "ming-fern" or "mingfern" to avoid confusion with true ferns.

I have tried all types of ferns in my hot, shady Houston garden and this one has performed better than any others. It doesn't seem to be...Read More particular about soil. It has a soft, lush look ... I like to use the cut foliage in flower arrangements.

I "inherited" this plant when I bought my new house. Someone on Dave's Garden helped me to identify my plant that looked like a "skinny ...Read Morepine tree" as an asparagus, much to my surprise. Now, a few months later, it has more than confirmed that identification by sending up a new stalk that looks very asparagus-like. I've posted a couple of pictures.

A couple of weeks aftter the new stalk appeared, it fully "leafed" out and now looks just like the other stalks.

This plant seems to require very little care other than frequent watering and removal of dead branches. It has an elegant look and is also a nice conversation piece ("That's an ASPARAGUS?").