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Post by ladybird on Apr 25, 2017 15:35:39 GMT
There are lots of these fern like thinks popping up here and there and am wondering if this is a good fern plant or a weed ?  also can anyone identify this white flower , it looks nice and has a nice scent I`m just afraid it might be a dedeptive pernicious weed !  |
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Post by squirel on Apr 25, 2017 15:54:20 GMT
Hi Ladybird,
I love ferns and used to grow a lot. They love damp and shade as a rule. They are always quite expensive to buy at the garden centre.
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Post by grindle on Apr 26, 2017 4:16:18 GMT
I would keep the fern ladybird  you can always try and transplant it if the root is accessable The flower looks like it could belong to a Heuchera or Tiarella of some sort |
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Post by SueA on Apr 26, 2017 7:19:37 GMT
I agree with grindle on both ladybird. The fern is probably just a common wild fern, I get them popping up here but if you like ferns then keep them, pot them up or put them in a shady area where you need some foliage. |
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Post by steve on Apr 26, 2017 7:29:24 GMT
I agree too, looks like a Dryopteris, the common one is Filix-Mas and if anyone has one nearby they do spread fairly prolifically by spores, you will find some young plants among mossy bricks or mossy clumps anywhere in the garden, but they do look good and it is worth keeping some
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Post by ladybird on Apr 26, 2017 14:34:17 GMT
Thanks to all for the info. I did buy a fern some years ago, must go and see if its still where I planted it. I had wondered if these were seedlings of it or just common ferns that blew in. I recall reading some years ago about these ferns spores being carcinogenic or have I remembered that wrong ? Yes grindle the other could be a Tirella I bought one from the secret garden last year , i must keep better records of wher I eventually plant things |
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Post by steve on Apr 26, 2017 15:08:16 GMT
I think It's bracken (Pteridium) that is said to be carcinogenic Ladybird
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Post by ladybird on Apr 27, 2017 9:59:41 GMT
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Post by steve on Apr 27, 2017 11:45:49 GMT
The fronds are similar but bracken tends to grow tall on a leggy stem, I have never heard of bracken appearing in a garden but Dryopteris does all the time
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you can always try and transplant it if the root is accessable
