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title: "hi! this is my first fern and this may be a stupid question but i was…"
description: "hi! this is my first fern and this may be a stupid question but i was just wondering what these little bulbs at the end are? are they a good sign that it’s…"
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community: "Fern Friends"
author: "halle"
published: "2024-04-02T00:12:23.866191Z"
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# hi! this is my first fern and this may be a stupid question but i was…

_Posted by halle on 2024-04-02_

hi! this is my first fern and this may be a stupid question but i was just wondering what these little bulbs at the end are? are they a good sign that it’s growing or something bad?

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## 4 comments

### TheCrazyPlantLaidy commented on 2024-04-02

It’s just that they’re unfurling kind of like a yoga mat or a ball of yarn how it has a little ball at the end until it’s done unfurling

#### halle replied on 2024-04-02

ok thank you! i was really nervous something was wrong 😭

#### TheCrazyPlantLaidy replied on 2024-04-02

Ur good I thought that two when mine did that too

### LotsaPots commented on 2024-04-02

I wondered the same thing when I got that same plant which I call Fernando. It’s fun to watch those leaf rolls unfurl.

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