RE: Maidenhair fern

I've lost them too and would like to know what constitutes "success."
Interestingly, I've lost the Japanese painted fern as well, and I live in
Oregon -- FERN CITY.  

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diann Barbee Thoma [d*@teleologic.net]
> Sent: Friday, February 09, 2001 8:23 PM
> To: perennials@mallorn.com
> Subject: RE: [fernet]: Re: Ferns for erosion control/Texas
> > > Has anyone on this list struggled with Maidenhairs and then > prevailed??  I
> love those ferns, but have had nothing but bad experiences.  > They are not
> "easy" as advertised!!
> > Diann
> > -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-perennials@mallorn.com
> [o*@mallorn.com]On Behalf Of Meum71@aol.com
> Sent: Friday, February 09, 2001 6:26 AM
> To: perennials@mallorn.com
> Subject: Re: [fernet]: Re: Ferns for erosion control/Texas
> > > In a message dated 02/09/2001 6:01:29 AM Central Standard Time,
> genebush@otherside.com writes:
> > <<    I have had the Sensitive fern in my garden for years. > Love the "black
> beads"
>  each early winter. It has always been nothing more than a > reasonable grower
> for
>  me. I have had people come through and remark about having > "that invasive
> fern" in
>  my garden. Never has been. Wish it would be a bit more > assertive. Perhaps
> with
>  milder temps in winter, more moisture on a consistent level....?
>      It is an attractive fern with the broad almost coarse > leaves, decent
> color and
>  those black shiny beads in the early winter. >>
> > > Gene they do like moist soils, I can find large colonies of them along
> woodland pond edges, It is a great ferm.  The reason it is > called sensitive
> fern is that when the first hint of frost occurs in the fall > they turn brown
> and disappear. The plant its self is tough and durable and > can become weedy
> if you have it in the right spot.  I like them very much too.
> > right behind our native maiden hair fern.
> > Those attractive sporangial clusters make nice cutting > material, I have had
> some that are still looking good after 10 years.
> > Paul
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