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rabbits foot fern

17 years ago

I have a rabbits foot fern, I've had it for a couple years. Its gotten really full in the pot. Its gotten to the point I can't see any dirt anymore. should I repot or just leave it alone? I also knocked a couple of the "feet" off ,what do I need to do to replant them? They still have some fern on them. Can I just plant the "feet" or put in water to grow maybe some roots? help!

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Irish2
17 years ago
I had a large rabbit's foot fern that I split apart and
repotted into two new planter. I don't think just planting
the "furry foot" would produce a new plant as you need to
get the rhizome underneath the soil.
RHIZOME-
[in botany, horizontal, underground plant stem capable of producing the shoot and root systems of a new plant. This capability allows the parent plant to propagate vegetatively (asexually) and also enables a plant to perennate (survive an annual unfavourable season) underground. In some plants (e.g., water lilies, many ferns and forest herbs), the rhizome is the only stem of the plant. In such cases, only the leaves and flowers are readily visible.]
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