You know what I love about this plant, a lot.
Let me set this one down.
It's because when I look at this one,
that's why I want more and more.
When I look at this one, this one is almost like a raft,
its a few of them together right?
>> Yes, it is a raft.
>> Okay let's pick it up.
>> Without picking up Forena.
That's a day blooming tropical.
>> Forena?
>> Yep. That was named after my partner.
>> I only know one Forena.
>> Yeah, well now you know two.
>> Nice.
>> And this one was named after her.
>> That's fantastic.
That's another episode right there.
>> Okay. >> This is a nice raft.
It's probably two or three plants right?
>> It is. >> Not including the pups.
But look at this leaf and this leaf, different than that leaf.
And then you see the different intricacies of the,
what are we calling this, this staghorn fern kind of piece?
You see the different layers as they're opening,
like this one's softer than that one,
and I think it's really interesting.
Where's that one piece?
Aw, this leaf right here.
This one looks different than all of those, but
it already has the pups starting early.
>> It does.
>> And then you have this weird fist of new fern breaking through.
>> Yeah you've got that fiddle neck look.
>> Yeah.
>> That's the quintessential fern.
Like a Bracken fern.
>> Right, right, right, man, super amazing.
>> It's a good arm full.
And that's what they do in the wild, they raft up like that.
>> Tell me more about the wild.
When you saw what happened, you were like.
>> [LAUGH] I was like, oh my God.
>> Right >> Oh yeah.
And it was not big.
>> Probably like the way I'm feeling right now,
but probably more amazing because you were out in nature, in the wild.
Wow.
>> It was quiet water.
>> Did you just know that people would like this when you got
it home?
>> I knew I liked it.
[LAUGH] >> That's all that mattered huh?
>> [LAUGH] So, we did give some of these to another grower, but
they haven't commercialized them as far as I know.
We're the only people who are selling them.
>> Okay, I mean, look at.
This is what, this is why i'm amazed and annoyed at the same time.
I mean I'm on all social media platforms.
I'm on YouTube, I'm on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and
I've still never seen this, I mean.
>> Right. >> How many people have this in
the United States?
>> Well we're the only growers so far as I know.
>> In the United States this is the only place to find it?
>> Yeah.
>> I want this one and I want this one and
I want this one and I want that one.
You actually don't have that many compared to how much you have here.
>> That's true, we don't have that many.
This is our breeder stock, and we get the babies off of that.
I've sent a lot up to Oregon.
They sell a lot up there.
>> Your other division? Yeah.
Oh.
>> You can have this one.
>> This one's mine?
>> That one's yours.
>> What about all the babies?
>> I may take off some of the babies.
>> Here. Here's one for you.
>> Thank you.
>> Here, that one's for Reina.
Here, this one's for the dog, this one's mine.
>> Okay. >> [LAUGH] Oh my gosh,
this is really cool.
I don't even know this species' name.
>> It is Ceratopteris, and it's.
>> It sounds like a velociraptor, or a dinosaur.
>> I know, it really does, it sounds like a dinosaur.
>> It's getting more cool by the minute.
>> [LAUGH] >> What's the name of it again?
>> Ceratopteris.
That's not the only name though right?
>> There's some disagreement about what species and subspecies it is.
It's an unusual form.
>> Can we just call it Ceratopteris Awesomevocator.
>> Erikai.
>> Erikai. You're gonna name it after me?
[LAUGH] Nice.
All right, this one's mine.
I can go home right now, I'm done.
I know we've got a lot to cover, but I'm done.
I'm so stoked by this.
I can't even believe it.
I love it. >> [LAUGH] You're welcome.
>> Alright, let's cover at least one more topic.
>> Okay, one more plant.
>> No, I want to go home.
No, let's go cover more topics, come on.
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