Re: Athyrium color??

I wondered about 'Wildwood Twist'....acquired one this year and
durned if I can see any twist - looks just like a regular painted
fern to me.  I thought it might show up after time; wonder, now,
after your post if it will.

Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
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> From: John D. Scott <johndscott@mindspring.com>
> Hi Julia,
> 
> From my experience, tissue culture isn't all it's cracked up to be
-- at
> least with lady ferns.
> I've had "Lady in Red" for 2 years and have only see mature plants
once in
> Washington State.
>     Mine are nothing, and the Washington plant isn't anywhere as
red as the
> original plant photos.
> The same experience with "Wildwood Twist" - painted lady fern  --
no twist
> after 3 years!
> 
> It's probably time for truth in labelling, requiring tissue culture
material
> to be labelled as such, and only mature material should be sold.
> 
> John Scott
> PA.
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Redman, Julia" <jredman@tigr.org>
> To: <ferns@hort.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 2:54 PM
> Subject: [ferns] Athyrium color??
> 
> 
> > Hi,
> > I recently purchased 2 Athyrium ferns (painted ferns), varieties
Ursula's
> > Red and Silver Falls.  Both are supposed to be brilliantly
colored with
> > silver, pink, and red, and not fade to green.  I received 2 very
small
> ferns
> > that were green.  When I called the company, customer service
told me that
> > the ferns have to be in the ground for a year before the color
starts to
> > show.  I asked if there was any nutrient dependency for the
color, and was
> > told no.  Can someone confirm that this is the truth & shed some
light on
> > why this is the case?  I believe both are tissue cultured
varieties.
> >
> > I appreciate!
> >
> > Julia
> >
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