Comments on: Manaw, Dapo or Bird’s Nest Ferns

By: Ging Berdon

Ging Berdon — Tue, 04 Oct 2016 23:07:54 +0000

we have several of them at the house too. They always drive me out of the house and into a hotel for a couple of weeks in summer. The spores come flying at an incredible amount (the underSides of the leaves are fuzzy with them) that I start having asthma attacks when I come within 2 feet of our gate.

By: bjorn

bjorn — Tue, 04 Oct 2016 05:02:34 +0000

Pakpak Lawin , dapo or pasdak...There are two types the ''babae''-which has broader and darker leaves and bears the spores and the ''lalake'' with erect, more slender paler leaves conmpared to female pakpak lawin. Lots of these in banahaw area growing on limbs of trees and coconut trunks.

By: EbbaBlue

EbbaBlue — Fri, 30 Sep 2016 03:29:41 +0000

Love any plants of the fern family.

By: Kasseopeia

Kasseopeia — Wed, 28 Sep 2016 06:42:41 +0000

My Mom and Pop used to grow so many of them in my childhood home.
I agree with a multi-level grouping. My parents had several under our santol trees in different heights (in hanging pots) and they were beautiful. Add some lights and tables and it can totally serve as an outdoor cafe. :)

By: Natie

Natie — Tue, 27 Sep 2016 23:50:45 +0000

They are so beautiful! Thought of selling them for a profit?

By: Gillyweed

Gillyweed — Tue, 27 Sep 2016 14:14:23 +0000

My dad became obsessed with these ferns, too, a few years ago. I remember that vendors at a local garden show would string three small ferns together vertically with wire (like a kebab) then hang them on a long bamboo pole so that it looks like you have a curtain of ferns. But I don’t think you could do that when they’re large already unless you have really strong wire, perhaps? My dad tried to stick the large ones to the tree growing in front of our house. I’m not sure though if they’re still alive right now. I’ll check them out when I go home to the province.

By: Thel from Florida

Thel from Florida — Tue, 27 Sep 2016 12:24:41 +0000

My favorite – – garden talk :) Those are simply beautiful! Across our home is a park with wooded area – – at the edge of a Bayou so we have a spectacular waterview too.

By: ami

ami — Tue, 27 Sep 2016 00:40:41 +0000

Throw in some staghorn ferns for a bit of variety and difference in texture.

By: pinkytab

pinkytab — Mon, 26 Sep 2016 14:55:19 +0000

You can use the potted ones as center pieces in your restaurants. Or you can rent them out to staging companies.

By: Marketman

Marketman — Mon, 26 Sep 2016 14:39:00 +0000

Khew, they eat the youngest shoots in Batanes as well, apparently. Which isn’t too far from Taiwan… Acccck, I can’t wait for the spores to start attaching themselves to trees around the property!