Re: favorite combinations/ J. Painted fern
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- Subject: Re: [SG] favorite combinations/ J. Painted fern
- From: P* a* J* R*
- Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2000 20:38:13 -0600
- References: <c.13f5a07.25d72f62@aol.com>
Japanese Painted Fern does very well in our area, Zone 4b. We sell many plants
of it because it does so well.
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Phyllis Randall Oakcrest Gardens 712-527-4974
http://www.oakcrestgardens.com
Deborah Howard wrote:
> In a message dated 2/12/00 10:12:01 AM, KLGarvey@AOL.COM writes:
>
> << 5b - so
> my estimate of being zone 4 is pretty close.
> Yes, the J.P. fern will survive. >>
>
> Okay, just so I am clear....... Even though the 'show' was in 5b, u still
> feel the Japanese Fern would survive in zone 5?? When i first started
> gardening here, all of the zone maps put my area at zone 5 so i was getting
> plants based on that and anything rated to zone 5 kept dying -- was talking
> to one of the nursery owners and he asked which town i was in, he said that
> area due to the mountains and far enough in land, was zone 4--- since then i
> haven't bought anything above zone 4 and have had better luck, i have both
> sun and shade so am lucky in that....... have tried 4 hydrangeas from 4
> different local nurseries and none survived
>
> the sun garden is pretty much set and am working on the shade garden
>
> all of u made the Japanese Fern so interesting, thought i would give it try
> {that is when all this snow melts, 3 more inches last night-- another storm
> coming on Monday}
