Re: Athyrium nipponicum varieties

Hi Matt,
The Athyrium niponicum 'Pictum' "named cultivars" are multiplying
rapidly. Applecourt is from Applecourt Nursery in Britain and is a
crested variety. I'm not familiar with Soul Mate. Red Beauty is also
supposed to be a selection from Britain. Silver Falls, Pewter Lace and
Burgundy Lace are coming out of tissue culture in Portland, OR. Wildwood
Twist being distributed by the same company was a selection from Thurman
Maness and originally promoted as having fronds that twist. (Mine never
did). It is now listed as a hybrid between A. niponicum and A. otophorum
as Judith mentioned. Finally 'Ursula's Red' was a selection from Ursula
Herz of Coastal Gardens Nursery in South Carolina. It too is coming from
the same tissue culture lab. I'm very much in agreement with those who
believe there is very little difference (aside from Applecourt) between
them all. I am glad to have this discussion going, however. Meanwhile,
Matt it will be interesting to see how they do for you.
Cheers,
Sue Olsen

Tue, 13 Jul 2004 19:40:48 +0100 (BST) =?iso-8859-1?q?ALBERT=20BUSBY?=
<matt4u@btopenworld.com> writes:
> Hello everyone
>  
> Further to recent correspondence on nipponicum varieties. Here in 
> the UK the RHS Plantfinder is listing the following;
>  
> Applecourt, Pewter Lace, Soul Mate, Red Beauty, Silver Falls, 
> Ursula's Red and Wildwood Twist.
>  
> I have begun to receive mail from BPS members querring the validity 
> and quality of some of these varieties.
>  
> I am hoping to aqcuire examples of each for a small trial in my 
> garden.
>  
> Any info on the origins of these varieties would be very useful to 
> me.
>  
> Happy fern growing from
>  
> Matt Busby
> 
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