Thursday, October 23, 2008

Pteridium aquilinum....Bracken Fern


When the fern is as high as a spoon,
You may sleep an hour at noon;
When the fern is as high as a ladle,
You may sleep as long as you're able;
When the fern begins to look red,
Then milk is good with brown bread
.
~ homely proverb

2 comments:

Ryan said...

Oh sure, that fern looks innocent enough.....but I have a huge bracken fern in my front yard that I annually attack mercilessly with shovel, pick, axe and roundup....and still it persists.

Nancy said...

Did you know bracken fern is leathal to horses and cattle? Yep....I have given up all efforts to rid my yard of the stuff. Owen pulls them and throws them around like a spear. They fly pretty far. :o)