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52 Week Photo Challenge, Asplenium scolopendrium, fern, fern fever, harts tongue fern, pteridomania
Pteridomania. That is what I want to say to you.
Pteridomania or fern-fever.
Pteridomania is what the Victorians caught.
The Victorians were obsessed with ferns and used the motif to decorate everything: glass, pottery, textiles and wallpaper. Perhaps it was the history of ferns that caught their imagination or maybe it was the link back to the age of the dinosaurs that made them love them so. More likely, in my view, it was simply because they are one of the most beautiful species of plant.
I have a whole batch of fern photographs that I have taken over the last few years, perhaps I am suffering with a case of pteridomania.
Harts Tongue Fern, Asplenium scolopendrium
The photo challenge is hosted by Sandra at https://daffodilwild.wordpress.com
Take a visit to her blog to see some other ferns. Me? I am off to look for …..
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Really gorgeous photograph, Ferns are so beautiful as they unfurl.
Thank you Julie.
And so am I if I could only spell it. The trouble is I can never remember their names.
Yes the names are tricky and some do look very similar making it even harder.
I love ferns, too, so I must be a pteridomaniac. 😉 (I’ve been unable to resist snapping photos of them ever since they started unfurling.) They are beautiful, as superbly shown in your photo.
They are wonderful and fascinating. Glad you’ve got the fever too 🙂
I love this particular fern – great photograph of yours unfurling. Mine must like it here as they are appearing all over the garden 😉
Thank you Cathy. That particular shot was taken at Potten End Nurseries and had self sown itself on a wall. Exquisite and lucky you that they self seed.
Let me know if you want some as I do have to pull many of them out as they get bigger – I would rather they went to a good home
Yes please!
Just email your address details and I will willingly send you some
Beautiful macro image Dorris
Thank you Denis
What a wonderful photograph.
Thank you Kate 🙂
I do like ferns, but I’m not a pteridomaniac. That Hart’s Tongue Fern is most unusual.
Gorgeous! I love them too. Thank you for the ‘Pt’ word a good one to know.
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Great photograph!
Well thank you! 🙂