Re: Painted Ferns (growing them)
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Re: [SG] Painted Ferns (growing them)
- From: B* B*
- Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2000 19:25:07 -0400
That is very good advice....
Nursery locally just got in several trays of them for fall planting. Some
have great color, some have ho hum.....
Pick and choose!
Bobbie
Bobbie Brooks, MA zone 6.5
Gardens In An Old Fashioned Way
http://daylily.net/gardens/bobbiebrooks.htm
-----Original Message-----
From: Bobbi Diehl <diehlr@INDIANA.EDU>
To: shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU <shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU>
Date: Wednesday, October 04, 2000 8:17 AM
Subject: [SG] Painted Ferns (growing them)
>Royce, I don't know where you are in zone 5, but I have had best luck with
>all ferns when planting in fall. Since Japanese painted ferns vary so
>much, it's better to select these plants yourself, which rules out mail
>order. If your local nurseries don't carry painted ferns in fall, then
>surely they will have them in spring. Call them and ask! And if they don't
>have them then, you can always opt for Wayside or White Flower Farm.
>
>Bobbi Diehl
>Bloomington, IN
>zone 5/6
>
>On Tue, 3 Oct 2000, Royce Simmons wrote:
>> Anyone know of a
>> source for these plants? What is the best time to plant here in my
>> zone 5 area? I have transplanted other ferns in the spring with
>> some degree of success so I suppost that would be the best time.
