Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. The elkhorn fern (Platycerium bifurcatum) is a large bracket epiphyte. An epiphyte is a plant that grows on other plants and rocks rather than ...

Hawaiian gardens have long been famous for their vast array of orchids and other showy flowering plants. Ferns on the other hand don’t get top billing in most landscapes even though they were probably ...

Scientific name: Mircrosorium punctatum Grandiceps. Growth habit: An evergreen upright fern with leaves emerging at the soil line, growing to 3 feet tall and wide. The leaves are linear in shape, ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. What's not to love about a plant that doesn't need soil? Known as epiphytes, staghorn (Platycerium grande) and elkhorn ferns ...

Ask any nongardener to name their favorite epiphyte, and they will probably look at you as if you have Spanish moss growing out of your ears. Epiphytes, sometimes referred to as "air plants" because ...

Myanmar forests are rich in ferns, but we were surprised to see staghorn ferns as well. Hawaiian gardens have long been famous for their vast array of orchids and other showy flowering plants. Ferns, ...