Fern photo thread

[mitcholito]

Originally Posted by Manuran

I received this filmy fern, from a lady who got it from another lady, who got it from someone else. By the time it got to me it had a completely unrecognizable name. lol So I'm still unsure as to what it is, but I love it anyway. The fronds are more translucent than the picture depicts. Each puffy frond is about 2 inches.

Hello Manuran,

The fern is Hymenophyllum cupressiforme.
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I have 4 different species of Filmy ferns in my collection and they are about the hardest ferns to keep healthy. As Manuran says they are very demanding with humidity and constant supply of water. And the water has to be correct in terms of pH, salinity and free from humus acids.
They are mainly epiphytic or lithofytic.
Not the fern you start off with, but very nice.
I'll see if I can get some phoos of mine.

[Manuran]

Thanks Micholito. First let me say that I am always impressed by your work.
Secondly, I think pictures don't always catch the details of things like this very well, making id's difficult.
I'm pretty sure this is not a Hymenophyllum sp., as I too grow several of those. I do agree with your opinions on growing filmy ferns though. And, I really look forward to seeing your photos. Thanks again.

I do remember seeing one of your terrariums with an Enterosora sp. of fern. Did that one grow well for you?

[mitcholito]

I do remember seeing one of your terrariums with an Enterosora sp. of fern. Did that one grow well for you?

Enterosoras are hard ones also. They take a very good time to establish . But once they do they gets easier. I actually got two different species. See pictures below.

I'm pretty sure this is not a Hymenophyllum sp

It could be a Trichomanes also.

Here are some from my fern collection (only the small ones )



Enterosora sp 1



Enterosora sp 2



Odontosoria sp. 'Laos'



Elaphoglossum decoratum



Elaphoglossum peltatum forma standley



Lellingeria sp.



Hymenophyllum peltatum



Elaphoglossum peltatum

[Manuran]

Beautiful and rare plants and as always exceptional growth on some difficult to grow species.
Do you know where that Lellingeria from? Even old or new world would be interesting to know.
Thanks for sharing.

[mitcholito]

Thank you Manuran! =)

Do you know where that Lellingeria from?

Its from Hispaniola (Dominican republic)

[Pumilo]

Mitcholito, you have some beautiful ferns! I especially love the Lellingeria, Enterosora sp 1, and the Odontosoria sp. 'Laos'. I've been getting very interested in ferns lately and really love some of yours. I wish they were easier to find!

[Manuran]

Thanks Mitcholito, looking forward to more from you in the future.

I've tried growing Lellingeria a few times, they have an initial nice growth spurt only to fade away after that. I think my first issue with the ones I've tried were temps that aren't cool enough. Do you find that they have other strict requirements?

Thanks again.

[markpulawski]

This cool little fern popped out of my corkbark, it is mostly 3" to 4" long.

[flapjax3000]

Originally Posted by winstonamc

how do P. polypodioides do in vivs? They don't need a proper wintering period? Grew up seeing them on live oaks and love them

I have used them before and had mixed results. In some vivs they die off quickly and in some they have done well. I am not sure what vivarium conditions caused these results. One condition I do know is key for their survival is how they are collected. You cannot break the rhizome when separating it from the tree bark. The easiest way is to scrape off under the bark to pull a patch off. The bark should separate easily from the tree. There will be a large initial die off after collecting, but they do live up to there name and recover quite well.

[motydesign]

a few recent acquisitions from a great frogger