Tag: Boston fern

Invasion of the Landscape Snatchers: Tuberous Sword Fern (Nephrolepis cordifolia)

by Taylor Clem, PhD

October 5, 2021

Tuberous Sword Fern/Boston Fern (Nephrolepis cordifolia) The Tuberous Sword Fern swarms our landscapes and is easily found at many nurseries around the county. It goes by many names, including Boston Fern. You can easily confuse the tuberous ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Invasive Species, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Boston Fern, Established, FFL, Florida Friendly, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Invasion Of The Landscape Snatchers, Invasive, Invasive Species, IPM, Tubers

Did You Know That Orange County Has The 3rd Largest Horticulture Industry In Florida?

by Liz Felter

August 18, 2020

An economic study done in 2015 by the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) Food and Resource Economics Dept. determined that the central Florida area producers, combined with landscape firms and retail ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Horticulture
Tags: Apopka, Boston Fern, Fern City, Ferns, Foliage, Horticulture Retail, Indoor Foliage Capital Of The World, Landscape Firms, Ocextension, Production Hortiuculture

EDIS Update: Boston Ferns

by Caroline Warwick

February 1, 2018

One of the most popular household plants for homeowners is the Boston Fern. Boston Ferns are often used as indoor foliage plants in pots or hanging baskets or are grown outdoors in landscapes as a groundcover in shady areas. In North Central ... READ MORE

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Tags: Boston Fern, Edis, Horticulture, Interior Plants, Landscape, MREC

Q: What are these little round growths I keep finding in my flower beds?

by BLOGS.IFAS

July 5, 2017

A: My first question to you was whether or not you had Boston fern in the flower beds. Once you said yes, I knew the growths were the bulbuls of the invasive Boston fern, Nephrolepis exaltata. They are sold at most of the garden centers in hanging ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease
Tags: Boston Fern, Invasive, Nephrolepis Exaltata.

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