ID for fern thing?

[Skycat]

My mom won this at the Orchid Society raffle table. Someone told her it was a "Mt. Fuji fern", but Google isn't giving me any helpful results for that (just general stuff about Mt. Fuji). Does anyone know about this plant, and how easily it propagates? Because I want one of my own.

[JMNYC]

Originally Posted by Skycat

My mom won this at the Orchid Society raffle table. Someone told her it was a "Mt. Fuji fern", but Google isn't giving me any helpful results for that (just general stuff about Mt. Fuji). Does anyone know about this plant, and how easily it propagates? Because I want one of my own.

Well, never having seen anything like that---I grow Nephrolepsis (Boston fern) and three varieties of asparagus fern (related to actual asparagus), but what I did was simply enter "Fern like plant that grows from a hairy rhizome" in IXquick field.....and, voila:

Sword Fern Facts | eHow

Very interesting creatures, these are! It seems many humans in FL only want to eradicate them!

But clearly, these are fierce and tenacious beings! One look at that rhizome says that immediately.

[JMNYC]

Addenda: Asparagus ferns also grow from a main rhizome, but, trust me, nothing like the one you are asking about!

Could not take a pic of my asparagus plumosis's rhizome, cause that plant is ginormous and hanging, but my asparagus densiflorus 'sprengeri' is still being grown sitting on something (have no good place to hang it where it would get the light it needs, alas); It is also flowering right now.....on its way to fruiting, lovely tiny white flowers. You will see the top of its rhizome clearly in the greater of the two closeups at the soil's surface.

But these rhizomes never grow out of the pots!

[Skycat]

Ah thanks; I didn't even think to put "hairy rhizome" in a search. So I did that just now, and after a little more searching, it looks like it is actually a rabbit's foot fern... which is apparently from Fiji, not Fuji. No wonder I was so confused XD

[JMNYC]

Originally Posted by Skycat

Ah thanks; I didn't even think to put "hairy rhizome" in a search. So I did that just now, and after a little more searching, it looks like it is actually a rabbit's foot fern... which is apparently from Fiji, not Fuji. No wonder I was so confused XD

Nothing to apologize for! Search engines are our good friends, for sure....little learning curve as usual re how to best employ them. not much we can't learn on the net....all of life is filled with ersatz pundits and mis information and worse, but that's just a given in all of life, we learn the art of assessing things differentially.

I never, ever saw anything like that! No offense, but truth is, it creeps me out juuuuus a leetle. Is that irrational? U bet. That puppy has evolved some wicked amazing survival strategy!!

I respect that a lot, but, I guess I prefer rhizomes that kinda stay put more and do not escape their pots (I am not a perfect human).

[stonedragonfarms]

It looks like one of the rabbit's foot ferns (Davallia sp)

[samarak]

Originally Posted by stonedragonfarms

It looks like one of the rabbit's foot ferns (Davallia sp)

Yes, and to me it looks very much like Davallia fejeensis, which is the most commonly available species, at least in my experience.

They're fairly tough when happy and so can make good companion plants in shows.

Steve

[Vanda lover]

Originally Posted by JMNYC

Addenda: Asparagus ferns also grow from a main rhizome, but, trust me, nothing like the one you are asking about!

Could not take a pic of my asparagus plumosis's rhizome, cause that plant is ginormous and hanging, but my asparagus densiflorus 'sprengeri' is still being grown sitting on something (have no good place to hang it where it would get the light it needs, alas); It is also flowering right now.....on its way to fruiting, lovely tiny white flowers. You will see the top of its rhizome clearly in the greater of the two closeups at the soil's surface.

But these rhizomes never grow out of the pots!

The asparagus fern is not actually a fern. It is in the lily family.

[JMNYC]

Originally Posted by Vanda lover

The asparagus fern is not actually a fern. It is in the lily family.

Indeed, they once were, but no more; proper distinctions were made a while back. As I said, they are botanically related to, well.... asparagus. This could not be more obvious from emerging new growths.

But all the varieties, I grow three, just like actual asparagus, genus Asparagus.

I was referring to those, and took the pics to address the indigenous rhizome presence common to both mine and the plant the OP is asking about.

[Vanda lover]

I see. I used to grow asparagus fern. They are a nice tough plant.