Like most tropical houseplants, the bird’s nest fern likes average indoor temperatures between 60 and 70 degrees Fahrenheit.

Where: Plant this perennial fern in a shaded site — light, open, or dappled in rich, well-drained soil. Size: This fern will grow to be 1-foot-6 with a spread of 3 feet in 10 years.

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Staghorn ferns grow in massive colonies where individual plants contribute different jobs. This may make them “eusocial,” like ants or termites.

This weird fern is the first known plant that turns its dead leaves into new roots. The tree fern Cyathea rojasiana gets thrifty to survive in Panama’s Quebrada Chorro forest.