Friend or enemy?

Question

Just discovered this guy growing in my blue fern. Anyone know what it is?

@Pegster · Answer

This looks like a fiddlehead. It is new growth and a friend.  💚  A baby fern.

@HoyaAddict · Answer

Another fern baby 🥹

@Sassylimey · Answer

It's a fiddlehead, congrats new growth 🥰

@PlantCutie305 · Answer

YOU GOT A HITCH HIKER AS DREW CALLS IT 🤣🤣🤩🤙🏻 @RJG I would leave it and watch it grow! 😊

@RJG · Answer

@PlantCutie305 I actually think this is a baby new fern.  A welcome traveler.

@Alkiplants · Answer

A baby 🤩

@PlantCutie305 · Answer

@RJG AHHHHHH 🤣🥹 it’s a baby

@PlantingPeace · Answer

Yaaa a baby fern 🤗 my tiger fern has similar looking babies pop out 😄

@strawberrymoon · Answer

congrats, you’re a fern grandparent! 🪴🪴 also while it’s probably not the blue star fern but another species, apparently people eat fiddleheads! i wonder how ferns taste lol

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