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Remember to allow at least three square feet for a full grown foxtail fern.

From the lens Foxtail Fern Bright Green Accent Plant.

Plan on bringing foxtail inside for snowy climes.

  • TheLifestyleChanger Apr 7, 2012 @ 8:39 pm | delete
    I haven't seen a foxtail fern before - it looks lovely. I do know and don't particularly care for the Sprengeri asparagus fern. Thank you for the introduction.
  • belinda342 Apr 7, 2012 @ 8:58 am | delete
    Thank you for introducing me to this plant. It is lovely, and your lens is very informative. Very well done. Thank you.
  • susan daley Mar 29, 2012 @ 8:58 pm | delete
    Will foxtail ferns thrive in a 3Hr. a day overhead sun in central Florida?
  • paperfacets Apr 4, 2012 @ 2:14 pm | delete
    Mine have that much sun in summer. A well established plant will do okay in 4-5 hours sun.
  • GypsyPirate Mar 18, 2012 @ 6:39 pm | delete
    Alas, I can only have a foxtail fern as a potted plant where I live - but it is such a pretty little thing.
  • RinchenChodron Mar 18, 2012 @ 9:17 am | delete
    This is a lovely lens - congrats on your well earned Purple Star!
  • KimGiancaterino Mar 17, 2012 @ 10:03 pm | delete
    Happy St. Patrick's Day!
  • Ruthi Mar 17, 2012 @ 4:51 pm | delete
    I grew these foxtail ferns when I lived in south Florida, but haven't attempted them now that I am in the north.
  • 7thStone Mar 17, 2012 @ 11:15 am | delete
    I've never seen this plant before ... I want to try it as a house plant (I have terrible luck with house plants and would love desperately to find a plant that I can't kill that isn't plastic).
  • lollyj Mar 17, 2012 @ 7:51 am | delete
    Excellent lens!! I love ferns of all kinds but the foxtail does not do well where I live.
  • ferginarg Mar 17, 2012 @ 5:49 am | delete
    What an awesome fern, I wonder if I can find it where I live. Thanks for the great information.
  • elynmac Mar 16, 2012 @ 10:00 pm | delete
    I wish I lived in a warmer place and could have one - I have put the plant in my brain's repository and will remember it if we ever move south. It sounds so charming.
  • BLemley Mar 16, 2012 @ 9:29 pm | delete
    It sounds like an amazing plant! I'll have to see about adding it ~ I like that you don't use chemicals B : )
  • RCGraphicsDesign Mar 16, 2012 @ 9:21 pm | delete
    I love Asparagus Ferns. Used to raise them and sell them to the public. Thaks for a great lents.
  • fivee05 Mar 16, 2012 @ 9:07 pm | delete
    I haven't seen a foxtail fern before but it is lovely to look at.
  • MrsPotts Mar 16, 2012 @ 9:02 pm | delete
    Beautiful pics and good instructions for getting more fern.
  • awelldressedbullet Mar 16, 2012 @ 8:37 pm | delete
    Gorgeous plant and love your lens too, great info and pics
  • goo2eyes Mar 16, 2012 @ 8:11 pm | delete
    thank you for sharing this green lens. it must be my lucky day. i love the photos, very fresh and announcing the coming of spring.
  • daria369 Mar 14, 2012 @ 4:27 pm | delete
    I don't think I've ever seen foxtail fern in person but it sure looks beautiful. Great how-to lens! :)
  • Michey Feb 17, 2012 @ 10:28 pm | delete
    I lot of new info for me in your lens, I like especially the explanation about how to plant them
    Thanks so much.
    Regards
  • miaponzo Feb 12, 2012 @ 1:43 am | delete
    Those are absolutely beautiful! I wish we had these here!!! :) Blessed!
  • jimmyworldstar Feb 9, 2012 @ 11:32 am | delete
    I've seen this plant before. Here I was thinking it was an actual asparagus plant. At least it looks pleasant.
  • bluefire1020 Feb 9, 2012 @ 9:27 am | delete
    Foxtail Ferns are indeed a refreshing sight! Wish these plants could tolerate the harsh weather of the Middle East.
  • favored1 Feb 7, 2012 @ 4:08 pm | delete
    I think I love this plant. But you say we can't have it around our pets. Where do you put a plant away from a cat? Any ideas?
  • paperfacets Feb 7, 2012 @ 4:15 pm | delete
    That is a hard question. I don't know. Cats are too clever.
  • AlleyCatLane Feb 6, 2012 @ 4:27 pm | delete
    Interesting lens. I apparently have the weed kind!
  • bakerwoman Feb 6, 2012 @ 12:26 pm | delete
    I love foxtail ferns. I planted two in the garden and these grew so quickly. So I added two more along the garden steps. These are so graceful and attractive to look at. Coming back to sprinkle some angel dust.
  • cffutah Feb 6, 2012 @ 8:17 am | delete
    enjoyed seeing this article this morning.
  • WriterJanis Jan 30, 2012 @ 3:02 am | delete
    Love your detailed information. Very helpful. Blessed!
  • Mia-Mia Jan 26, 2012 @ 12:38 pm | delete
    I've never seen the foxtail fern. It is very pretty though, and drought tolerant sounds great, because we have long, dry summers here in central Alabama. I have grown what we call asparagus fern. I think it's probably the other fern you mentioned. Before opening completely it actually looks like very skinny asparagus. We can grow it only in pots here, though, so invasiveness is not a problem. Thanks for a lovely lens on the foxtail.
  • JoshK47 Nov 25, 2011 @ 11:49 am | delete
    Very attractive plant for decorating your house or yard! Blessed by a SquidAngel!
  • Tia2 Oct 28, 2011 @ 5:11 pm | delete
    Like you I love low maintenance plants, and the Foxtail Fern is one of the few low maintenance plants that I really love to see. Thanks for the interesting facts.
  • Ilona1 Oct 11, 2011 @ 5:55 pm | delete
    this lens will help anyone who wishes to grow your foxtail fern. Clear, incisive information and great photos!~blessed~
  • Snakesmum Oct 2, 2011 @ 6:47 pm | delete
    Have recently seen this plant in a garden nearby, and wondered what it was. When I saw your lens, it answered all my questions! Thankyou. I've got to find somewhere to buy one now.
  • lilymom24 Oct 2, 2011 @ 1:47 pm | delete
    Its a beautiful plant but I we have pretty cold winters where I live so its probably not the plant for me unless I could overwinter it in the house. Very pretty though =)
  • LaurenIM Oct 1, 2011 @ 3:55 pm | delete
    It's just so beautiful to look at and of course, I love the color!
  • mrwrkathm Oct 1, 2011 @ 1:00 pm | delete
    Great lens and full of information!
    What a wonderful looking fern to brighten up any garden. I had not come across it before; thankyou.
    You have put in a lot of work on this page. Congrats!
  • jennadawson Oct 1, 2011 @ 2:24 am | delete
    I love the pictures! Its so green. So relaxing!
  • Tipi Sep 18, 2011 @ 9:56 am | delete
    What an amazing plant to be treated with year after year, nine feet square is a big space. I would love to just see one some time. Your expert information is wonderful on the Foxtail Fern!
  • Mabelmew Sep 14, 2011 @ 11:16 am | delete
    what a fun and pretty sort of fern! definately something to think about when garden space permits! Thank you for the info! :-)
  • LaraineRose Sep 2, 2011 @ 9:07 pm | delete
    Wonderful information on this beautiful plant. I wish that I could grow this plant where I live, but I can't. I guess I'll have to stick with my roses.
  • lakeerieartists Sep 2, 2011 @ 4:36 pm | delete
    Excellent information and well presented. I did not know about these before reading this lens.
  • pawpaw911 Aug 26, 2011 @ 7:52 am | delete
    They are different, but beautiful.
  • Frankster Aug 13, 2011 @ 7:11 pm | delete
    An excellent lens. I wish I had seen it before I moved. I had a foxtail fern in the yard of my old home but did not know how to propagate it so I don't have it now. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Blessed. Bear hugs, Frankster
  • Sylvestermouse Aug 11, 2011 @ 10:18 am | delete
    Oh, these ferns are quite lovely! I love this lens! Of course, I was drawn to it because of the name "Foxtail" but it really is a beautifully unique plant. I am not sure it would survive in my area, but I would surely like to give it a shot. I noticed the picture of the puppy beside the potted fern. Apparently, he/she does not eat the berries. I would probably need to plant mine in my front yard, away from Mr. Merlin who thinks that everything belongs in his mouth :)
    Today, on our "back to school" bus tour, I am visiting the garden category and I am leaving you with angel blessings.
  • TyGatti Aug 6, 2011 @ 6:31 pm | delete
    I had never seen a foxtail fern until now. They look awesome! I want one :D
  • Jul 30, 2011 @ 8:21 am | delete
    Hi paperfacets,
    I really liked your Lense. The Foxtail is a really neat plant, it has such character!
    reat information ~ thanks! :)
    N T T
  • Southwest Florida Gram Jul 3, 2011 @ 1:24 pm | delete
    Would this be a reliable plant to put in a planter at our front entrance in Southwest Florida?
  • paperfacets Jul 26, 2011 @ 11:02 am | delete
    Southwest Florida Gram,
    Yes, the plant should do well in Florida. It does best with lots of sun, so locate it in a spot that has sun more than half a day. Let it dry out before watering again.
  • KANEsUgAr Jul 1, 2011 @ 1:31 pm | delete
    Wow these are so cool looking.
  • Wonder-V Jun 29, 2011 @ 11:11 pm | delete
    This is a super fabulous looking plant! It looks so fun and tactile! I want to pet it! However my thumb of death that finished off an aloe plant earlier this year can not be trusted. Thank you for sharing yours!
  • kiwinana71 Jun 28, 2011 @ 10:12 pm | delete
    Very nice and informant lens, you know your gardening very well. Thanks for visiting and commenting on my "park like garden".
  • bakerwoman Jun 10, 2011 @ 10:58 am | delete
    I planted two small foxtails at the corner of my garden and both grew big and graceful. These ferns definitely added texture to the landcape. Asparagus ferns grow like crazy in my yard to the point where they have become invasive. Thanks for sharing the tips on how to take care of them.
  • paperfacets Jun 10, 2011 @ 11:44 am | delete
    Yes, and I have found that you mention that in your Spring Flowers and I put that lens in the Discovery for this. Another plant that has overtaken native species in some areas.
  • ColorPetGifts May 26, 2011 @ 1:43 am | delete
    Beautiful fern I love your pictures -:)
  • FrankChapman May 24, 2011 @ 8:36 pm | delete
    Foxtail ferns grow all over my Florida neighborhood. I have two I have never taken very good care of them. Now I'm going to spruce them up. Thanks
  • Heather426 Apr 6, 2011 @ 12:17 pm | delete
    awesome ens on the foxtail fern. I love them too!!
  • jvsper63 Apr 4, 2011 @ 5:50 pm | delete
    Great lens!! Very pretty also:)
  • GetSillyProductions Apr 4, 2011 @ 5:29 pm | delete
    I don't have a garden, but these look awesome
  • OrganicMom247 Apr 4, 2011 @ 1:30 pm | delete
    This looks like a really neat kind of plant. I had never seen them before. Thanks
  • Mar 27, 2011 @ 3:37 pm | delete
    Enjoyed your Squidoo. I like reading and knowing. Chris
  • blackspanielgallery Mar 10, 2011 @ 12:05 am | delete
    Excellent lens.
  • Margo_Arrowsmith Nov 16, 2010 @ 7:28 am | delete
    Ferns are really the most basic and beautiful plants! They are definitely the best of those that don't have flowers.
  • SereneSea Nov 5, 2010 @ 11:50 pm | delete
    This beautiful lens describes the awesome foxtail fern and it certainly looks great . It is an ideal choice for a home garden whether in containers are outdoor patio.
  • paperfacets Nov 6, 2010 @ 12:59 pm | delete
    It is a slow growing plant. The one I transplanted in March is very small. It will probably take a few years to look impressive in the white pot it is in.
  • aesta1 Oct 30, 2010 @ 2:59 am | delete
    Just love the green in the foxtail fern.
  • JimH Oct 19, 2010 @ 2:25 pm | delete
    Those are gorgeous, I'd like to rty growing some next summer.
  • Oct 13, 2010 @ 4:22 am | delete
    I can see why it's called foxtail. The thick bushy fronds are very appealing.
  • ShamanicShift Sep 21, 2010 @ 11:16 pm | delete
    Ferns are favs of mine--great lensing ideas, too.
  • poutine Sep 18, 2010 @ 1:49 pm | delete
    Looks like a plant to consider for my next year planting.
  • AngelineSophia Sep 9, 2010 @ 12:58 am | delete
    Beautiful fern I have never heard of this plant before.
  • KimGiancaterino Sep 8, 2010 @ 10:35 pm | delete
    I'm in the process of removing and relocating about a dozen asparagus ferns because they're taking over my entire garden and choking tree root systems. The foxtail fern behaves and stays in its location. I wish I had known before. Excellent tips here!
  • mbgphoto Sep 8, 2010 @ 7:18 pm | delete
    Wonderful tips on this fern. Blessed.
  • poddys Aug 16, 2010 @ 3:56 pm | delete
    Great lens, love the photos too.
  • theraggededge Jul 17, 2010 @ 5:33 pm | delete
    I thought I had an asparagus fern as a houseplant but it must be something entirely different. This one looks lovely. I haven't seen one before, not sure how common they are in the UK.

    Great lens, beautiful *and* informative. Blessed :-)
  • JaguarJulie Jun 18, 2010 @ 4:04 pm | delete
    OMG, yes ... this is a serious consideration for our garden ... have some! Hubby picked it out ... he is quite the gardener.
  • WindyWinters Jun 5, 2010 @ 7:41 pm | delete
    Congrats on your Purple Star! :)
  • Susan52 Jun 4, 2010 @ 5:27 pm | delete
    Congratulations on the new purple star! I'm happy to have featured it on my Quest for 20 Worthy Lenses lens! http://www.squidoo.com/20-worthy-lenses
  • WindyWinters Jun 3, 2010 @ 2:15 pm | delete
    Really enjoyed your lens and learning about foxtail ferns. I can see your new plant with the four new shoots. It looks like Hank has adopted your new plant and will make a good supervisor. I will have to see if this plant is available in our area. Thanks for sharing this awesome fern. :)
  • Susan52 Jun 2, 2010 @ 8:36 pm | delete
    Wow, what a beautiful lens! I love the step-by-step instructions with pictures. Well done! And no, I don't have a foxtail fern. But I should!
  • TheWhistler Mar 14, 2010 @ 10:51 am | delete
    I do not have foxtail fern in my garden, but looking at it here it looks attractive, so I just might give it a try. Your lens is informative and most colourful.Tell Hank he looks very handsome. Thank you for the lens.
  • greenspirit Feb 22, 2010 @ 2:43 pm | delete
    Thanks for visiting my lens; I love ferns and grow loads in my garden, but I don't think I could grow these in England. Do they survive frost?
  • jptanabe Feb 4, 2010 @ 3:56 pm | delete
    Your foxtail ferns look beautiful (except when the heat got to them!). They wouldn't survive the winter outside where we live, but I might try one sometime and just bring it indoors.
  • HorseAndPony Nov 3, 2009 @ 3:50 pm | delete
    I love foxtail ferns but never had one of my very own. They are beautiful and I love the little flowers. Very nice looking lens.
  • paperfacets Sep 4, 2009 @ 6:20 pm | in reply to Anahid | delete
    What I have read about the foxtail leads me to suggest putting it indoors. The Sunset guide says will tolerate only a light frosting. It will not survive snow drifts. Being in California my experience has been drought and hot sun.Thanks for visiting this page.
  • Gabi Rusch Sep 4, 2009 @ 2:43 pm | delete
    I planted a foxtail fern in a wiskey barrel in my back yard in May. I have absolutely loved it but was wondering if anyone knew if it would survive a Colorado winter outside or if I need to dig it up and put it in a pot indoors.
  • Anahid Aug 18, 2009 @ 12:54 pm | delete
    Hi: I wrote to you yesterday but it seems I didn't save it and thus it didn't work. I was replying to Edition H. Hydrengia lens and your name Paperfacets caught my eye and wanted to check your lenses. I haven't seen Foxtail fern before it is interesting and dense growth. In the Pacific North West where my garden is we have lots fern grow abundantly particularly the sword fern. But I have two kind of Ferns in my garden, large one in the front garden called Lady Fern and the other one is called Maidenhair fern.
    You have done a good job in this lens all the best. You get 5 stars. Anahid
  • poutine Jul 30, 2009 @ 3:19 pm | delete
    What a beautiful plant and I never seen it before.
  • Ramkitten Jul 14, 2009 @ 1:00 am | delete
    What a pretty lens!
  • flipflopnana Jun 27, 2009 @ 4:09 pm | delete
    That is a beautiful plan! Thanks for showing it off.
  • LindaJM Jun 25, 2009 @ 1:03 am | delete
    This is a new one to me. What a beautiful and unusual plant!
  • EditionH Jun 24, 2009 @ 6:24 am | delete
    Very comprehensive plant portrait! I never heard about it before, I could use some for our entrance area perhaps !
  • Stazjia Jun 24, 2009 @ 3:51 am | delete
    I don't think I've ever seen this plant before. It's beautiful. Thanks for introducing me to it.
  • BevsPaper Jun 23, 2009 @ 9:16 pm | delete
    What a gorgeous plant!

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