The forest in summer is shaded and darker than it was earlier. Temperatures are a little lower here, and walking the trail, I'm reminded of what these same woods were like two months ago.

True to its name, sensitive fern (Onoclea sensibilis) is very sensitive to its growth conditions, disliking both drought and frost. Brighten up dark corners of your garden by growing ferns.

As a kid, I remember watching time-lapse videos of a flower blooming or of the sun racing across the sky. Of course, things don't happen that way in nature with one possible exception: sprouting, ...

The sensitive fern—named due to its sensitivity to drought and frost—is a widespread species found throughout eastern North America and eastern Asia. It is a dimorphic plant because it has two ...

Botonists reveals that the unique timing of spore dispersal in the sensitive fern, known as Onoclea sensibilis, is determined by a structural mechanism of humidity-driven movement in spore bearing ...