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RE: darling little fern
perennials@hort.net
  • Subject: RE: darling little fern
  • From: "* R* <1*@rewrite.hort.net>
  • Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2015 17:33:35 -0700
I sent a picture of mine but it has got lost.  That is a good size plant to receive.  It is hard to get pieces to live when moving them ...larger sections are better. 
All my ferns are looking wonderful this year.  Bigger and spreading.  Well, except where the mice play under the old fronds and last year's tree leaves.   Nancy
 
To: perennials@hort.net
Subject: RE: darling little fern
Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2015 19:56:46 -0400
From: 1018@rewrite.hort.net

WoW! 5 feet square!  The ones they sent me each nicely fill a rectangular 1# strawberry container.  Our soil here is just a bit on the basic side.  Slow is ok, I just have to pick a good spot.

Thank, Nancy.

 

Kitty

 

From: owner-perennials@hort.net [mailto:owner-perennials@hort.net] On Behalf Of Nancy Robinson
Sent: Friday, July 03, 2015 6:43 PM
To: perennials@hort.net
Subject: RE: darling little fern

 

It is a beautiful fern.  I had to add some lime to mine since the soil is so acid on the mountainside.  Do not expect this soft, very hardy fern to grow fast though.  Mine is maybe 5 feet by 5 feet after many years.  But it is worth waiting on.  Nancy  east Tennessee
 

To: p*@hort.net
Subject: darling little fern
Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2015 14:45:32 -0400
From: 1*@rewrite.hort.net

I just received via mailorder (they’re going out of business unfortunately) a darling little fern:

http://venerogardens.com/Catalog/Shade/fernadiantumvenustum.html

 

Fern Adiantum venustum

Fern Adiantum venustum (Himalayan Maidenhair Fern)
6-12" tall http://venerogardens.com/Images/dot.gifLight Shade http://venerogardens.com/Images/dot.gifZone 5-8

 

It’s even prettier than the pictures.  However, I don’t specialize – I buy big, small, and everywhere in between and sometimes the littlest can get lost in the shuffle.  Do you think these little guys (I got two) might be better off in a trough than in the ground?  Or do you have any suggestions on protecting them until they get established and hopefully start spreading?

 

Kitty

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