Re: fern id

Kitty-
To my knowledge the asparagus fern variety I sent you does not have 
thorns.  That is part of why florists like it so much.

Theresa

Chapel Ridge Wal Mart National Hearing Center wrote:

>Auralie, I'm more inclined toward some sort of Asparagus.  I googled for
>pics of Nephrolepsis and Nephrolepsis exaltata and found none that were so
>airy and baby fine.   Would ALL Asparagus species have the thorny stems?
>Would they be very evident on very young specimens?
>
>Kitty
>
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>From: <Aplfgcnys@aol.com>
>To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2005 6:21 AM
>Subject: Re: [CHAT] fern id
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>>Kitty, it looks to me like a version of Nephrolepsis exaltata, a fancy
>>  "Boston" fern of which there are numerous cultivars.  The asparagus
>>fern, which is not a fern at all, has thorny stems.  Is that the case
>>    
>>
>here?
>  
>
>>I may be wrong, of course - frequently am - but look into some of the
>>"Fluffy Ruffles" relatives.
>>Auralie
>>
>>
>>In a message dated 10/05/2005 11:41:10 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
>>kmrsy@netzero.net writes:
>>http://hort.net/+12Y0
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