Re: Fern question
Hello Chris,
I am no expert on ferns, but took a look. you may, indeed, have a Oak Fern as
it has that habit of growth same as the Hay Scented fern Marge mentioned in her
message. My literature says one is not likely to encounter your Oak fern very
often in the trade or in nature. Marge's hay Scented fern is easily located.
However, neither one matched my photos here. The leaf you scanned was broadly
triangular and very regular in pattern and form. Hay Scented has little hairs all
down the stem in between the leaves.
What ever the name certainly sounds as though you have a runner in the garden.
Perhaps this one is simply too assertive for the space you have? Treat it like
bamboo.... put a buried barrier around it once you get it back to the area you
want it to stay in.
Gene Bush Southern Indiana Zone 6a Munchkin Nursery
around the woods - around the world
genebush@otherside.com http://www.munchkinnursery.com
----- Original Message -----
From: Christopher P. Lindsey <lindsey@mallorn.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 1999 12:02 AM
Subject: Re: Fern question
> > > I have a problem with ferns in my backyard... They're everywhere!
> > > Does anyone have any suggestions for containing them?
> >
> > Do you know what kind they are? (and where one gets them?)
>
> Flipping through my fern book, it looks like Gymnocarpium robertianum
> is probably the culprit.
>
> I've put a leaf scan up at
>
> http://www.mallorn.com/~lindsey/horticulture/gymro10.jpg
>
> These ferns are extremely horizontal. A single stalk comes up, then seems
> to make a right angle with lots of leaves hanging off parallel to the
> ground. It's like an umbrella, which is why it's so hard on the perennials
> that are overshadowed.
>
> Chris
>
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