Re: dividing ferns
Nancy,
I have divided Polystichum braunii with no untoward effects. I did
it just the way I divided Polystichum acrostichoides.
Bill Plummer
Painted Post, New York
Zone 5
----- Original Message -----
From: Nancy Stedman <stedman@INTERPORT.NET>
To: <shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU>
Sent: Monday, 27 December, 1999 5:00 PM
Subject: [SG] dividing ferns
> Does anyone have any thoughts as to the safety of dividing
Braun's holly
> ferns (Polystichum braunii), which are similar to Christmas
ferns? I've been
> dividing my Japanese painted ferns with impunity, but they grow
fast and
> fall apart when I lift them, virtually beseeching me to make
divisions. I am
> reluctant to make a mistake with the holly ferns since they are
not easy to
> find. (If they were, I'd probably not bother with cutting them
up.) I really
> love how the crosiers look in the spring, and am counting the
days until
> they (and everything else) springs back to life.
> Nancy S. (zone 6B, NYC)>
>
