These ferns can be seen all over Louisiana, mainly on Oak trees. During a dry spell, they are not attractive and look like dead plants all over the limbs, but as soon as it rains on them they come back to life and cover the branches with a thick, beautiful lush green! Even though I've seen them all my life, they still amaze me.
Those ferns are all over my back yard in Terrytown, a suburb across the Mississippi River from the CITY OF NEW ORLEANS. They are also known as INTERACTIVE PLANTS!! When you touch it the leaves fold in! I was amazed at these little ferns growing in the yard and they look very beautiful. I love THEM!! WOW!! We have been having problems because of the BEETLES IN OUR SOIL AND NO GRASS WAS GRASS BECAUSE OF THOSE MONSTROUS LOOKING LARVAE. 😱😱😬 Them to my surprise the beautiful little ferns are popping up everywhere in the yard so potting a few up is what I am doing an later on I think I will use as a Border plant.
This is an amazing species! I initially wondered why a fern, and not a succulent or cacti, evolved this miraculous defense mechanism, but later realized that succulents and cacti don't need to have this response due to their water loss-prevention adaptations. Engineering this response into crops would be marvelous but would trigger massive anti-GMO protestations from people who don't know that as long as these dehydrins are non-toxic/allergenic, they are just like any other proteins we eat.
Its really an amazing plant trully God give..Thanks ken for the knowledge share its a great help and added knowledge..God Bless and more more blessings;;
Thanks for watching and taking time to comment. This plant, like many things in the natural world is amazing, inspiring wonder and awe. We are blessed.
Hi Ken, Thank you for such an amazing video. Informative and interesting. I have never heard of this plant before. Living in British Columbia I have taken our rain and water for granted. I had no idea that Texas was going through a drought. I have noticed in all my years how much our weather here has changed so much since I was a child! I do my bit by reducing, recycling, reusing, by example , packing out my garbage while hiking and prayer. Thanks again Ken and keep up the great work. Basey
@thewaterfalloflove Thanks for your insightful comments. I believe that the reason we were given the intelligence to study and understand nature is that human beings are responsible to care for Mother Earth. The Earth is full of such wonderful and complicated inter-relationships. ... and our current knowledge is so limited ....
You're right about anti-GMO response ..... if you read the comments, you'll notice that several people were unhappy about my "engineering" suggestions. (maybe the reason for the thumbs - downs?). Anyway, the more I learn, the more I am amazed by the diversity of mechanisms living things use to survive in a hostile world. Ken
Amazing fern! I was intrigued by the little bumps on it. Love the time lapse footage and sounds:) I read somewhere that Texas is experiencing the worst draught in 125 years!
@seahue Thanks for your feedback. The little bumps are spores (instead of seeds). In many parts of Texas, the drought is the worst in recorded history. And it is unbelievable hot too. The area behind me in the video is the "wildscape" yard next to my house. As you may guess it is irrigated! I first was going to make a video with dead trees behind me to illustrate the drought, but the visuals were not very nice.... Have a great week. Ken
Hi Ken - I'm considering getting a Resurrection Fern and would like to know if it has any toxicity at all. I have a finch aviary and would like to include one in it, but need to make sure that it has no toxic properties which would bother my birds. They are seed eaters, not plant eaters, so I would not expect them to ingest any plant material. They may, however, have contact with the plant. Thanks for your advice in advance. Hollis
Observe nature and you will learn many things. Nature is "all knowing." Ideas for many of humankind's inventions came from observing nature. For example, airplanes were invented based on observations of Turkey Vultures. Velcro was invented after observing seeds with "barbs." The amazing secrets of the resurrection fern, likewise, offer many lessons. Nature is with us and we should not be apart from her. Care for Mother Earth and she will care for us.
Ken, an elm tree at the local literacy council is loaded with resurrection ferns. We were wondering about how we could harvest some of these ferns without harming the tree so we could sell them to make money for the underfunded literacy council.
I didn't think nature videos would get "thumbs-downed," but here are my explanations: sometimes it's a mis-click on a cellphone or tablet that goes uncorrected, other times it's by people who get impatient with the pace of the video or the quality. Then there are the odd-angle ideological oppositions to the smallest things we say or write in the descriptions. One of my original videos on white Chinese geese has an incorrect tally of zero thumbs up (used to be high) and a thumbs down.
I've not read anything about Reserurrection Ferns bening toxic. There are several different species that are called the name "Resurrection Fern." I recommend confirming the bionomial (scientific) name of the plant you are obtaining and then doing an internet search concerning potential toxicity. You may want to pay partiacular attention to articles from universities and medical school where research is being conducted. Good luck on the resarch. Ken
That is very cool. I have a lot of ferns growing here in my garden and I want to know if I can put it in my compost or if I can use it as mulch. Unfortunately my internet search did not reveal much. I just heard that because it is a dynamic accumulator it can collect heavy metals from your soil and can actually not be good for your plants as mulch or fertilizer. Somewhere it also said that ingested it was known for causing cancer. However others think it's healthy and eat certain ferns as salad.
Cool. Plants are truly amazing. It may be the "sensitive plant." which grows in the wild in east Texas. I showed it in one of my "walkabout" videos about 8 months ago. It would be intersting to look on the interenet and see if your specific plant is described. Take care and enjoy nature. Regards, Ken
Bassy, thanks for your comments. They mean a great deal to me. Since you are interested in the weather and water,you may also be interested in my RUclips titled: "Water is life, it is our life, it is the blood of the earth." Take care. Ken
Interesting potential reasons. I've been doing some analysis using RUclips analystics....and audiences have distinct responses to different parts of the videos.... and if there are enough hits, you can till which parts of the video people are looking at several times and which parts people are skipping over, etc
@@user-np2ui1yu9r no ! Somehow my mom manages to kill a cactus! We stopped buying her other plants and thought the cactus would be safe with her. She gets no more plants unless they are in a vase.
@irajura Eu concordo. Os seres humanos devem respeitar a Mãe Terra. Ela é tudo. Nós pensamos que sabemos as coisas, mas mais uma vez e agin, os seres humanos aprendem que eles sabem tão pouco. Obrigado pelo seu feedback. Ken
@KennethKramm CORRETAMENTE,DE PLENO E POTENCIAL ACORDO. AINDA SOMOS UM NADA HUMANO. MUITO TEMOS QUE APRENDER. A NATUREZA AGREGADA A MÃE TERRA É UMA PROFESSORA INIGUALAVEL. SOMOS OS GUARDIÕES DESTE PLANETA,TUDO E TOS ESTÃO INTERLIGADOS. SERÁ QUE ESTAMOS FAZENDO POR MERECER ESTA DÁDIVA. A LEI MAIOR ESTÁ FUNCIONANDO SEMPRE,ESPERAMOS QUE A RAÇA HUMANA SAIBA COMPREENDER ESSA LEI IMUTAVEL.
Another boring/disappointing time-lapse of these amazing ferns ...! When will someone post a video that begins to do justice to these incredible plants? (The background "music" is also counter-productive). Quite simply the specimen could easily be a full screen of foliage (not just 50 %) And pre-clean out any stray leaves, twigs, mosses, etc. Eliminate the distracting hard shadows with translucent film, etc. [At least this video is judiciously close-up.]
These ferns can be seen all over Louisiana, mainly on Oak trees. During a dry spell, they are not attractive and look like dead plants all over the limbs, but as soon as it rains on them they come back to life and cover the branches with a thick, beautiful lush green! Even though I've seen them all my life, they still amaze me.
Ken, you're the man.
Proper brightened my day.
Love from Liverpool, England
Ken
I wouldn't have believed this possible. What an amazing plant. Thanks for showing us.
Sandy
Those ferns are all over my back yard in Terrytown, a suburb across the Mississippi River from the CITY OF NEW ORLEANS. They are also known as INTERACTIVE PLANTS!! When you touch it the leaves fold in! I was amazed at these little ferns growing in the yard and they look very beautiful. I love THEM!! WOW!! We have been having problems because of the BEETLES IN OUR SOIL AND NO GRASS WAS GRASS BECAUSE OF THOSE MONSTROUS LOOKING LARVAE. 😱😱😬 Them to my surprise the beautiful little ferns are popping up everywhere in the yard so potting a few up is what I am doing an later on I think I will use as a Border plant.
This is an amazing species! I initially wondered why a fern, and not a succulent or cacti, evolved this miraculous defense mechanism, but later realized that succulents and cacti don't need to have this response due to their water loss-prevention adaptations. Engineering this response into crops would be marvelous but would trigger massive anti-GMO protestations from people who don't know that as long as these dehydrins are non-toxic/allergenic, they are just like any other proteins we eat.
Its really an amazing plant trully God give..Thanks ken for the knowledge share its a great help and added knowledge..God Bless and more more blessings;;
Thanks for watching and taking time to comment. This plant, like many things in the natural world is amazing, inspiring wonder and awe. We are blessed.
Hi Ken, Thank you for such an amazing video. Informative and interesting. I have never heard of this plant before. Living in British Columbia I have taken our rain and water for granted. I had no idea that Texas was going through a drought. I have noticed in all my years how much our weather here has changed so much since I was a child! I do my bit by reducing, recycling, reusing, by example , packing out my garbage while hiking and prayer. Thanks again Ken and keep up the great work. Basey
@katsandroses Thanks for stopping by. Have a wonderful. Ken
Superb video, Keneth! Thanks for sharing.
@thewaterfalloflove Thanks for your insightful comments. I believe that the reason we were given the intelligence to study and understand nature is that human beings are responsible to care for Mother Earth. The Earth is full of such wonderful and complicated inter-relationships. ... and our current knowledge is so limited ....
Fabulous!
You're right about anti-GMO response ..... if you read the comments, you'll notice that several people were unhappy about my "engineering" suggestions. (maybe the reason for the thumbs - downs?). Anyway, the more I learn, the more I am amazed by the diversity of mechanisms living things use to survive in a hostile world. Ken
Thank u very much sir, for all the information.
very nicely done video. Thumbs up !
Wow! Very informative and interesting!!!! Thank you so much.
You're welcome ...ken
awesome!!!
I'll look at your channel now. Thanks for mentioning. Ken
Amazing fern! I was intrigued by the little bumps on it. Love the time lapse footage and sounds:) I read somewhere that Texas is experiencing the worst draught in 125 years!
@seahue Thanks for your feedback. The little bumps are spores (instead of seeds). In many parts of Texas, the drought is the worst in recorded history. And it is unbelievable hot too. The area behind me in the video is the "wildscape" yard next to my house. As you may guess it is irrigated! I first was going to make a video with dead trees behind me to illustrate the drought, but the visuals were not very nice.... Have a great week. Ken
Hi Ken - I'm considering getting a Resurrection Fern and would like to know if it has any toxicity at all. I have a finch aviary and would like to include one in it, but need to make sure that it has no toxic properties which would bother my birds. They are seed eaters, not plant eaters, so I would not expect them to ingest any plant material. They may, however, have contact with the plant. Thanks for your advice in advance.
Hollis
Observe nature and you will learn many things. Nature is "all knowing." Ideas for many of humankind's inventions came from observing nature. For example, airplanes were invented based on observations of Turkey Vultures. Velcro was invented after observing seeds with "barbs." The amazing secrets of the resurrection fern, likewise, offer many lessons. Nature is with us and we should not be apart from her. Care for Mother Earth and she will care for us.
great!
Hi Ken,
Very interesting. Once again, great teachings from Pachamama...
Very interesting !
Thank you .
Interesting. You wouldn't think a plant native to more tropical regions would require such intense drought resistance. Neat!
NO NO NO @
@mariaanna511 You are welcome Marianna511. Have a great weekend. May nature be with you. Ken
@BorderlinePressRoth I greatly appreciate your feedback. Have a wonderful weekend.
@Chikawaconroe Pachamama is always teaching us. We just need to slow down, look, listen and learn. Have a wonderful week. Ken
I have this plant and if you touch it it closes it's sides. pretty amazing.
Ken, an elm tree at the local literacy council is loaded with resurrection ferns. We were wondering about how we could harvest some of these ferns without harming the tree so we could sell them to make money for the underfunded literacy council.
Thanks Ken I didn't know that.
I didn't think nature videos would get "thumbs-downed," but here are my explanations: sometimes it's a mis-click on a cellphone or tablet that goes uncorrected, other times it's by people who get impatient with the pace of the video or the quality. Then there are the odd-angle ideological oppositions to the smallest things we say or write in the descriptions. One of my original videos on white Chinese geese has an incorrect tally of zero thumbs up (used to be high) and a thumbs down.
Thank you so much for information and sir can you make more videos especially on resurrection plants and how they work ..
Thanks for commenting; Resurrection Ferns are certainly amazing....
I've not read anything about Reserurrection Ferns bening toxic. There are several different species that are called the name "Resurrection Fern." I recommend confirming the bionomial (scientific) name of the plant you are obtaining and then doing an internet search concerning potential toxicity. You may want to pay partiacular attention to articles from universities and medical school where research is being conducted. Good luck on the resarch. Ken
That is very cool. I have a lot of ferns growing here in my garden and I want to know if I can put it in my compost or if I can use it as mulch. Unfortunately my internet search did not reveal much. I just heard that because it is a dynamic accumulator it can collect heavy metals from your soil and can actually not be good for your plants as mulch or fertilizer.
Somewhere it also said that ingested it was known for causing cancer. However others think it's healthy and eat certain ferns as salad.
Cool. Plants are truly amazing. It may be the "sensitive plant." which grows in the wild in east Texas. I showed it in one of my "walkabout" videos about 8 months ago. It would be intersting to look on the interenet and see if your specific plant is described. Take care and enjoy nature. Regards, Ken
@guns4funca You're welcome. Have a great weekend! Ken
cool power
Bassy, thanks for your comments. They mean a great deal to me. Since you are interested in the weather and water,you may also be interested in my RUclips titled: "Water is life, it is our life, it is the blood of the earth." Take care. Ken
I have a yard full of theses ferns
Awesome Juanita. They're special plants....ken
amazing
+Alejandra M.L. Jolicoeur Yes; they are amazing plants. ....ken
interesting......how long can they live without water?
Thanks Ken. At this time I don't have the bionomial name, but if I can get it I will do the research you suggest.
@cybagooseuk Thanks for your comments. The more we study and observe nature, the more we learn. Ken
How can keep them in home?
@Powershotknecht Thank you
hi would these ferns grow well in with tropical plants that i have in my terrarium for my dart frogs
Interesting potential reasons. I've been doing some analysis using RUclips analystics....and audiences have distinct responses to different parts of the videos.... and if there are enough hits, you can till which parts of the video people are looking at several times and which parts people are skipping over, etc
Thank you
i always forget to water my plants, i want one of these
caleron succulents or cacti would be good for you as well then!
i set up irrigation...no waork at all and waaay better plants than even natural conditions could make
they are beautiful
I have one of those
@@user-np2ui1yu9r no ! Somehow my mom manages to kill a cactus! We stopped buying her other plants and thought the cactus would be safe with her. She gets no more plants unless they are in a vase.
@jbcandyskull Thanks for your feedback. They should be able to grow in the UK (if it is legal to import them). They are fantastic plants! Ken
can you keep these indoors? in a terrarium environment type? what is the light requirement?
Bright indoor light should be ok; especially if the lights are rated for growing plants.
Is that sound that is occurring during the time lapse live audio or is it sound that was placed over it? Because it sounds pretty crazy.
Zack Parrish Hi Zack, The sound was added... To me, it sort of sounded like time-lapse....Big smile.... ken
I Love sir
Thanks you. These ferns are amazing!
@irajura Eu concordo. Os seres humanos devem respeitar a Mãe Terra. Ela é tudo. Nós pensamos que sabemos as coisas, mas mais uma vez e agin, os seres humanos aprendem que eles sabem tão pouco. Obrigado pelo seu feedback. Ken
@KennethKramm CORRETAMENTE,DE PLENO E POTENCIAL ACORDO.
AINDA SOMOS UM NADA HUMANO.
MUITO TEMOS QUE APRENDER.
A NATUREZA AGREGADA A MÃE TERRA É UMA PROFESSORA INIGUALAVEL.
SOMOS OS GUARDIÕES DESTE PLANETA,TUDO E TOS ESTÃO INTERLIGADOS.
SERÁ QUE ESTAMOS FAZENDO POR MERECER ESTA DÁDIVA.
A LEI MAIOR ESTÁ FUNCIONANDO SEMPRE,ESPERAMOS QUE A RAÇA HUMANA SAIBA COMPREENDER ESSA LEI IMUTAVEL.
Constructive criticism: lose the sunglasses.
Another boring/disappointing time-lapse of these amazing ferns ...! When will someone post a video that begins to do justice to these incredible plants? (The background "music" is also counter-productive). Quite simply the specimen could easily be a full screen of foliage (not just 50 %) And pre-clean out any stray leaves, twigs, mosses, etc. Eliminate the distracting hard shadows with translucent film, etc. [At least this video is judiciously close-up.]