Posted by MadScientist (Düsseldorf, Germany) on 15 May 2008 in Plants & Nature.
A small tree fern, growing surprisingly well outdoors, though this species is coming from the tropics. Here it is surrounded by many other ferns: Dryopteris erythrosora (that small reddish frond top left), Onoclea sensibilis (top), Asplenium scolopendrium (middle right), Dryopteris affinis (bottom).
Lovely light falling on this gentle frond is very pleasing. Nicely photographed!
15 May 2008 12:20am
@Michael Skorulski: Sun was just right, it was as if my blechnum wanted to show its best side :)
What a beautiful frond this plant has, I love the way you've captured the wonderful shadows and light.
15 May 2008 5:18am
@MaryB: Fortunately, beautiful plants don't have to have flowers :) Thank you, Mary!
Just awesome! Excellent light and detail :)
15 May 2008 7:28am
@Ina: Thank you, Ina! No lions here, though.... ;-)
It seems to like the light, I'm getting the impression that you have a great garden, maybe you should post an over all shot.
15 May 2008 8:41am
@JoeB: Haha, no, almost all small plants I'm posting here are inhabitants of my balcony! But I love the thought that others think I have a big garden :-D
excellent shot.
15 May 2008 11:36am
@lucie: Thanks, Lucie!
Superb composition! Nice harmony shot! Thanks!
15 May 2008 1:16pm
@Porcsin: Well, the whole 'composition' is a plethora of ferns on a shelf standing on the balcony. Wherever I put the camera, there's always enough green! :)
Das macht Appetit auf mehr! Hätte bei meiner Tour fast einen Farn ausgebuddelt und mitgenommen! (Darf man das eigentlich im Wald?)
15 May 2008 2:23pm
@Michael: Soweit ich weiß, gibt es einige, die unter Schutz stehen, also Vorsicht :) In größeren Baumärkten findest Du aber gewöhnlich ein reichhaltiges Angebot: mit Farnen aus den Gattungen Dryopteris, Polystichum, Asplenium kannst Du nicht viel falsch machen. Wenn Du einen Adlerfarn (Pteridium aquilinum) kaufst: sehr schön, sehr giftig (Kinder und Tiere schützen!) und sehr wüchsig (Rhizomsperre!).
That small tree fern looks awfully large to me. ;-) Nice framing!
15 May 2008 2:30pm
@Steven: It's not so big - the image is almost life-size. I think it will need some years to build a trunk, my other treeferns are much taller :)
Beautiful frond highlighted between shadows.
15 May 2008 3:07pm
@Observing: A good fertilizer is able to supersede Photoshop :-)
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