Fern plants appeared on Earth more than 400 million years ago, long before the birth of the first man. Our ancestors endowed them with magical properties. For example, legends say about the existence of their rare flowers. Let's see if this can be true.
- Botanical description of the culture
- Does it bloom?
- Conditions for growing ferns
Botanical description of the culture
The fern is one of the most ancient herbaceous plants. Wild species grow in forests and in marshes of the tropics and subtropics. In the world there are more than 10 thousand species of this plant. 
The fern has an unusual structure from a botanical point of view: it has not changed much over millions of years. The root and part of the stem of the plant grows in the soil. What appears to be leaves at first glance is the branch system, which is colored green, and is called vayi.
As they grow, they resemble large snails, which gradually unfold. The fern family is propagated by spores. 
This ancient plant contains a large amount of easily digestible proteins, starch, vitamins E and B2.It is an effective painkiller, has a general beneficial effect on the body, is used as an ingredient for drugs.
Does it bloom?
Legends of the holiday of Ivan Kupala say that the fern blooms only for one instant. If you have time to break it when it happens, the lucky person acquires extraordinary abilities.
According to legend, closer to midnight a stick appears from the branches, which is swaying from side to side, confusing adventure seekers. Exactly at 12 o'clock the fern flower itself unfolds. 
Legends diverge about the magical properties of culture, the way to escape from the "evil forces" and other details, but they all argue that flowering fern exists.
It is not known why these legends arose, but there is no scientific evidence for them. None of the representatives of the fern group unable to grow a flower.
Conditions for growing ferns
If the arguments of flower growers sound unconvincing to you and you want to check the veracity of the legends about flowering in person, it is not necessary to look for ferns on the night of Ivan Kupala.It is much more interesting to grow a culture independently, observing its entire life cycle. Fern plants grow in gardens and flower pots. These types of decorative, but they differ from wild relatives only beauty.
Culture grows in a loose mixture of land and peat. For him choose a place in the shade or with ambient lighting. 
The soil should always be wet: you can not constantly alternate periods of drought and marshiness. At home, fronds need periodic water spraying. The fern looks the same when there is a surplus of moisture, and when the environment is too dry: its branches turn yellow and dry.
The optimum ambient temperature is + 23 ... +25 ° C, but most species withstand frost well.
The fern blooms only in old legends. Are there any truth in them? In the real world, people can enjoy only the majestic wyai of this hardy culture, especially since it is easy to grow.
