While mooching around my little garden this morning I noticed something odd. The Dryopteris filix-mas 'Euchinensis' has many fronds which are splitting at the ends in a fan-like way. Looking at old photos, I see it has done it before but not so noticeably. I have no idea why it is doing this but the plant seems to be very healthy. Perhaps it is healthy and happy.
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| Dryopteris filix-mas 'Euxinensis' with ends of fronds splitting |
The fascinating sex life of ferns
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| Dryopteris filix-mas 'Euxinensis' with ends of fronds splitting |
Looking at the photographs below, you can see that not only the very tips of the fronds are splitting but this is also happening at the end of each blade.
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| Dryopteris filix-mas 'Euxinensis' with ends of fronds splitting |
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| Dryopteris filix-mas 'Euxinensis' with ends of fronds splitting |
