Re: help for a Newbie/ Lipfern
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Re: [SG] help for a Newbie/ Lipfern
- From: G* O*
- Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2000 15:14:47 -0500
At 05:30 AM 1/13/00 -0500, you wrote:
>Hello Gerry,
> Hairy lipfern is Cheilanthes lanosa. Gets about six to eight inches high,
>slowly forms a tight clump. Gets it name from all the soft gray hairs all
over the
>fronds. Turns color during cold weather. Takes a bit more open and dry
exposure
>than many other ferns. Really nice.
Thanks, Gene. It will be on my spring wish list under "Munchkin." I gotta
love it for the name alone.. BTW, are your Trilliums seed grown?
Have biologist friend who studies the mating habits of the white-lipped
snail. I've always loved that one, too. :-)
Gerry