Now, scientists are revealing ever more extreme examples of this giant-genome phenomenon ... Could there be a plant with an even bigger genome than the fork fern? Perhaps.

Unlike flowering plants that produce seeds ... fronds that are covered in soft golden hairs as they unfurl. The giant fern Osmunda regalis lives up to its regal name with a wide spread and ...

Its large urn-like shape and orange spore-producing fronds make it stand out in a shade garden. It freezes to the ground here but puts out new growth in spring. This is an elegant fern with giant ...