A hairy and fuzzy little fiddlehead 🌿 Not all ferns stay green year round. Some, like the bracken fern, are deciduous—they die back in fall and reemerge in spring with a coiled fiddleheads. This seasonal rhythm is a survival strategy, allowing the plant to retreat underground and wait out cold or dry conditions. Bracken fern is one of the most widespread ferns on Earth, found on every continent except Antarctica. Its fronds can grow up to two meters tall, and it spreads through underground rhiz