Well, I'm definitely going off-topic for a moment. If I'm chastized I'll know not to do it again.
I just cannot resist asking if you ever eat at that small restaurant just behind the church in old town?
The name escapes me... but I remember the building was known for being 300 years old. A memory from 1986 and 2003... now I'm trying to remember if the food was great or if the food was great because I was eating it in a 300 year old building.
OK, back on topic.
I have a friend and neighbor who gardens beautifully, but does not share my love of ferns. She told me a quote that, she said, summed up ferns for her. The quote read, "Ferns. Well, they come up... and that's it."
I can now tell her that at least in the case of the Interrupted Fern, she just might be right.
Other than that... all I can say is all the photos in this post were taken on July 18, 2021. By this date in the past four summers the ferns are way past putting up new growth. A few fronds might pop up in early fall... but otherwise fern growth takes place in spring.
This has been for Oklahoma City a remarkably mild summer... temps that stayed in the 80's and good rainfall. So the ferns in my small garden are responding with growth that has yet to slow down. Two ferns I purchased this spring and potted have doubled in size... it is all very fun to watch.
Oh, and I don't think "primal" is a word chosen and used randomly. Good on 'ya.
