{"id":130641,"date":"2022-10-09T14:15:50","date_gmt":"2022-10-09T07:15:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/why-the-hares-foot-is-the-perfect-fern-for-outside-and-in\/"},"modified":"2022-10-09T14:39:24","modified_gmt":"2022-10-09T07:39:24","slug":"why-the-hares-foot-is-the-perfect-fern-for-outside-and-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/why-the-hares-foot-is-the-perfect-fern-for-outside-and-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Why the hare\u2019s foot is the perfect fern for outside and in"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#013;<br \/>\nMeet the exotic that will thrive both indoors and outsideOne of the questions I\u2019m often asked is how to keep ferns happy indoors. With most species adapted to sky-high humidity and perfectly even root moisture, it can be tricky to find any members of this group that will handle the bone-dry air and forgetful waterings that are the reality in most homes. However, there is one exotic that will thrive both indoors and outside. Let me introduce you to the hare\u2019s foot fern.Native to moist forests around the world, this genus of creeping ferns lives by clinging to the branches of trees. To survive in this unique habitat, they have evolved the ability to rapidly absorb the brief flashes of irrigation they get from passing rain storms that run down the tree bark. Growing on a surface with little to no water retention, they have developed thicker, waxier leaves and stout water-retaining rhizomes covered in moisture-absorbent fuzz. In some species these finger-thick, furry brown roots, which creep over the surface of growing media, can look astonishingly mammalian \u2013 like an Ewok has stepped out from the undergrowth. Hence the common name, hare\u2019s foot fern. Continue reading&#8230;&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : theguardian.com&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/lifeandstyle\/2022\/oct\/09\/james-wong-on-gardens-why-the-hares-foot-is-the-perfect-fern-for-outside-and-in\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Why the hare\u2019s foot is the perfect fern for outside and in<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; Meet the exotic that will thrive both indoors and outsideOne of the questions I\u2019m often&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-130641","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-xZ7","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":116782,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/gentle-giants-fall-for-exotic-tree-ferns\/","url_meta":{"origin":130641,"position":0},"title":"Gentle giants: fall for exotic tree ferns","date":"May 30, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Sculptural and primeval, Australian tree ferns have been thrilling British gardeners for more than 150 years. 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