Boston fern

“One large Boston fern will fill up an entire planter.”

Snowbell crept softly toward the bookshelf and climbed noiselessly up into the chair within easy reach of the Boston fern where Margalo was asleep.

These air-cleaning houseplants include spider plants, ficus, Boston fern, snake plants, aloe, English ivy and philodendron.

The popular Boston fern, in spite of its name, is a tender plant that can be used as a summer-into-fall annual.

Boston ferns sulking because of warm rooms and low winter humidity can be revived by a thorough soaking in a laundry tub.