RE: Autumn Fern Q

I agree with Bonnie M.  We have brick and local stone on our house.  The
stone has a lot of orange and yellow in it...maybe a geologist could tell
me if it also has something to do with our orange clay.  Our roof  and trim
is a navy blue and it works.  You can also mix rust and purples
successfully.

What about Epimedium grandiflorum (Pierre's Purple or Dark Beauty),
Podophyllum 'Spotty Dotty', or Tricyrtis?

> [Original Message]
> From: Bonnie & Bill Morgan <wmorgan972@ameritech.net>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Date: 6/5/2006 9:41:01 AM
> Subject: RE: [CHAT] Autumn Fern Q
>
> Darly, I would look for something in the blue family (somewhat opposite on
> the color wheel) which would be in the blue line, or look for something
> neutral in a white, including looking for things that would have neutral
> colored foliage, leaning toward white or blue tinged foliage.  Opposites
on
> the color wheel are supposed to complement one another.  I'm not familiar
> enough with zone 7 plants to know what flowers when there, but you might
be
> able to do some Google searches to find other plants that might work well
> there for you.
>
> Blessings,
> Bonnie (SW OH - zone 5) 
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
Behalf
> Of Daryl
> Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2006 4:35 PM
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Autumn Fern Q
>
> Trout lilies bloom in early April here and are long gone, as is the
> Bloodroot.  It looks odd to me with Iris. Ladies Mantle lasts here until
> mid-June, then goes belly up. I've got maybe 50 varieties of Hosta and it
> doesn't look right with any of them that I've tried, except the
> before-mentioned Robert Poore.
> I think maybe I should give up on the Autumn Fern. Maybe it's the plant
> itself I don't like, though I admire its toughness. I've got bunches of
> other ferns (Southern Shield, Holly, East Indian Holly, Christmas, Ebony
> Spleenwort, Netted Chain, etc.)
>
> What's Blue-eyed Mary?
>
> d
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bonnie Holmes" <holmesbm@usit.net>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2006 3:43 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Autumn Fern Q
>
>
> > Ok, what about troutlily, dwarf iris, Lady's mantle, maybe a new variety
> > of
> > hosta, Short's aster, wild phlox, bloodroot, Blue-eyed Mary, and other
> > ferns.
>
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