Q&A: Ferns, creeping buttercup . Originally published February 20, 2014 at 6:15 am Updated February 20, 2014 at 8:16 am . Share story. By . Ciscoe Morris. Special to The Seattle Times.

That foot is a hairy, creeping stem of rabbit's foot fern. Taking the basket down off its hook, I see that the plant has other feet making their way to the edge of the pot.

That foot is a hairy, creeping stem of rabbit’s foot fern. Taking the basket down off its hook, I see that the plant has other feet making their way to the edge of the pot.

That foot is a hairy, creeping stem of rabbit's foot fern. Taking the basket down off its hook, I see that the plant has other feet making their way to the edge of the pot.

There's a fat, furry, tan foot creeping over the edge of the pot in the hanging basket over my desk. No cause for alarm. It just shows that my plant is growing happily. That foot is a hairy, creepi… ...

That foot is a hairy, creeping stem of rabbit’s foot fern. Taking the basket down off its hook, I see that the plant has other feet making their way to the edge of the pot.

That foot is a hairy, creeping stem of rabbit's foot fern. Taking the basket down off its hook, I see that the plant has other feet making their way to the edge of the pot.

That foot is a hairy, creeping stem of rabbit's foot fern. Taking the basket down off its hook, I see that the plant has other feet making their way to the edge of the pot.