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9 Top Ferns to Grow as Houseplants

Ferns offer a wide range of colors and textures. Try these versatile houseplants in your home.

Fluffy Ruffles Boston Fern
 

Boston Fern

The most common indoor fern, Boston ferns are long-lived plants that can reach more than 5 feet tall and wide at maturity (though indoors they rarely reach that size). Fern breeders have released a large number of varieties -- from selections with golden fronds to fantastically frilled fronds. Shown here is 'Fluffy Ruffles'.

Name: Nephrolepis exaltata 'Fluffy Ruffles'
Growing Conditions: Medium to bright light and high humidity
Size: To 7 feet tall and wide (but usually 2-3 feet tall and wide indoors)


Stanley123 says:
I am growing a fern like plant called the TickleMe Plant that actually moves when you Tickle It! The......
I am growing a fern like plant called the TickleMe Plant that actually moves when you Tickle It! The leaves instantly close and even the branches droop when you Tickle It!
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Stanley123 wrote:

I am growing a fern like plant called the TickleMe Plant that actually moves when you Tickle It! The leaves instantly close and even the branches droop when you Tickle It!

11/30/2009 04:08:19 PM Report Abuse
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how I can order plants online

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