Re: DEEP shade
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Re: [SG] DEEP shade
- From: N* A* M*
- Date: Sat, 7 Apr 2001 22:37:11 EDT
In a message dated 4/7/01 8:46:52 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
naturverbunden@EMAIL.COM writes:
<< Louise,
For deep shade a low growing fern that will carpet the ground is the bulbet
bladder fern. It forms beautiful matts of ferny foliage. Someone will know
the botanical name, I think it's a polystichum (sp?)
Kay Dye
Kay - that sounds neat; I hope someone can provide the botanical name.
>>
Louise,
According to my book on ferns-bladder fern (Cystopteris
bulbifera)-illustrates another type kind of bud reproduction: the main
rachis and major lateral veins produce large round buds that fall off easily
like little seeds or beads. The buds look like round beans with a large
fleshy lobe on either side of the growing tip. In the greenhouse or the wild
hundreds of young are found beneath plants of this species, the result of
this vegetative fall-off.
On another page:
Despite its heavy handed name the bladder fern boasts slender, graceful
arching fronds plus the asset of producing tiny bulbils, which readily fall
off and root them selves in rich moist soil producing rich growth, it needs a
site with plenty of moisture.
Thanks for giving me an excuse to use my book. N.
