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Re: [SG] Planting Companions / Ferns

Hi Bobbi & all,
        While discussing the tassel form of ferns why not go on to the crested
forms? There are a lot of both crested and tassel ferns on the market now
and the number seems to keep increasing over the past few years. probably
has to do with tissue culture and the gaining popularity of ferns in
general. Crested essentially means each tip of a frond is forked. Quite
unusual in appearance with the normal fronds and then the little
curley-cues on the tips. Some appear to almost be frothy.
        I liked photos of them I saw a few years back and have been working on
getting a few into my garden. Got lucky and found a couple grown by a
friend to carry in the nursery this year. Check them out.
        Gene Bush     Southern Indiana    Zone 6a     Munchkin Nursery
          around the woods - around the world
genebush@otherside.com     http://www.munchkinnursery.com

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> From: Michael D. Cook <mikecook@PIPELINE.COM>
> Subject: Re: [SG] Planting Companions
> Date: Tuesday, May 05, 1998 10:31 PM
>
> At 09:10 PM 5/5/98 -0500, you wrote:
> >Sheila, please explain for those of us who are fern-challenged (I love
> >ferns but know almost nothing about them) what a tassel fern is. (1)
what
> >does it look like, (2) how big? (3) Is it a native? (4) where to get?
(5)
> >what is the botanical name?
>
> Hi, Bobbi.  I bought mine from Forest Farm, so I'll just copy their
> description:
>
> "Polystichum polyblepharum TASSEL FERN (Evergreen, Z6, Japan):  Stiff
> glossy fronds (to 2-3') w/ a silvery-green reverse and
parallelogram-shaped
> pinnules, so numerous as to be overlapping; new fronds emerge then drop
> backwards to form "tassels' before righting.  Shade/Medium moisture"
>
> I grow mine close to the house, since I can't always rely on plants
listed
> as Z6 to be hardy up here.  Also, mine is only about a foot and a half
tall
> after three years, so I probably am not giving it optimum conditions.
The
> color on the front of the fronds is a shiny grass-green.
>
>
>
> Sheila Smith
> mikecook@pipeline.com
> Niles, MI  USA, Z 5/6
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