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Ferning in Sumatra
Botanically, Sumatra is incredibly rich. Richard Storey reports on the ferns he saw on a recent conservation trip.

Richard Storey
Mar 112 min read
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A few ferns of Malaysia
Jonathan shares the ferns he saw during a trip toTaman Negara National Park in Malaysia.
Jonathan Hutchinson
Mar 13 min read
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Growing Microgramma bifrons in culture
Microgramma has many species that at first glance look like they belong to Lecanopteris. Miguel explores the unusual Microgramma bifrons.

Miguel Fernandez Voortman
Mar 14 min read
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Show: Houseplant Weekend 2025, RHS Garden Rosemoor, 25–26 January 2025
The Exotic Fern Group was happy to join with RHS Garden Rosemoor in their celebration of houseplants, flying the flag for ferns.

Peter Blake
Mar 15 min read
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Treborth Botanic Garden
Earlier this year we were asked to survey the glasshouse ferns at Treborth Botanic Garden.

Matthew Reeve
Dec 4, 20245 min read
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Cubo de la Galga
The island of La Palma in the Canary Isles has several very different terrains which are a haven for many species of ferns.

Peter Blake
Dec 4, 20243 min read
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Group meeting at Stuart Worth’s house, 31 August 2024
Saturday 31 August 2024 saw twenty-three members of the Group arrive at the home of Stuart and Zaz Worth near Reading.

Peter Blake
Dec 4, 20243 min read
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Growing Davallia in the home and glasshouse
Several Davallia species make excellent houseplants as they are attractive and undemanding in their care.

Peter Blake
Dec 4, 20247 min read
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Visit to Cambridge University Botanic Garden, 18 May 2024
On this pleasant spring day, sixteen members of the Group met in the teaching room at Cambridge University Botanic Garden (CUBG).

Peter Blake
Jun 10, 20245 min read
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Interview with rare plant grower, Mike Clifford
Mike Clifford shares some of his insights and tips on the ferns he grows in his suburban, botanical-themed garden in Poole, Dorset.

Matthew Reeve
Jun 10, 20244 min read
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The new donation of Lecanopteris ferns to Botanische tuin Zuidas
A few months ago I visited Botanische tuin Zuidas, a small botanical garden between the tall apartment buildings of south Amsterdam.

Miguel Fernandez Voortman
Jun 10, 20244 min read
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Scale insects in fern collections
Scale insects can adversely affect the health of large plants and can kill small ferns

Peter Blake
Jun 10, 20244 min read
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A beginner’s experience of growing Pyrrosia
I first came across Pyrrosia about four years ago, on a summer holiday in Cornwall.
Evan Sharp
Dec 11, 20235 min read
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My thoughts and findings regarding Pyrrosia subfurfuracea and Pyrrosia calvata
A few years back I came across a Pyrrosia in a Cornish nursery labelled ‘collected in Kashmir’—it was one I had not seen before.
Evan Sharp
Dec 11, 20234 min read
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Growing indoor Pyrrosia
The genus Pyrrosia has many species ranging from frost-tolerant, through to those that do well in hot, humid, terrarium conditions.

Peter Blake
Dec 11, 20237 min read
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Additional notes on Pyrrosia calvata and Pyrrosia subfurfuracea
An appendix to Evan Sharp’s article, ‘My thoughts and findings regarding Pyrrosia subfurfuracea and Pyrrosia calvata’.

Matthew Reeve
Dec 11, 20233 min read
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Short notes on Pyrrosia species ideal for the hothouse and terrarium
Several Pyrrosia species do very well in hothouse or terrarium conditions. In this article I discuss four such species.

Matthew Reeve
Dec 11, 20237 min read
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Pyrrosia hardiness
I asked a number of members how they were keeping their Pyrrosia throughout the year.

Matthew Reeve
Dec 11, 20234 min read
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Sri Lanka: a field museum for tropical ferns
Pteridophytes are a key component of the rich Sri Lankan floristic diversity.

Ranil Rajapaksha
Jun 12, 20237 min read
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The Firs
Peter Blake and I went to survey the indoor and tropical ferns at The Firs Environmental Research Station.

Matthew Reeve
Jun 12, 20236 min read
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