Re: FW: Painted Ferns (growing them)

Hello Bobbi B.,
    I believe Marge has answered this one for me on the color variations among
Japanese Silver Pained Ferns. I was referring to variations that pop up in my
garden from spore.
    If you think seeing a bazillion teeny-tiny ferns is a sight.... think of being
the one to pick each one out individually and placing them into plugs to grow
on..... it can get tedious enough potting from the plugs to the 5 pint for growing
on here. Then they are grown for one year before selling.
    If you are thinking of JPF 'Ursula', consider a companion plant of Corydalis
ochroleuca. Nice soft blue-green rounded foliage and cream-white blooms with a
soft yellow lip. Comes into bloom in March here, still in bloom and will be until
a hard freeze. If that does not carry enough visual punch go for the Corydalis
lutea, which is a dark green foliage with bright yellow blooms. The C. orchroleuca
is a dry shade plant... won't do all that well anywhere else.One of my backbone
plants for the dry shade garden.
    Gene Bush     Southern Indiana    Zone 6a     Munchkin Nursery
          around the woods - around the world
genebush@otherside.com     http://www.munchkinnursery.com

----- Original Message -----
From: Bobbi Brooks <lilylady@PRODIGY.NET>
Subject: Re: [SG] FW: [SG] Painted Ferns (growing them)


> Thanks for the comments Gene.  I realize it was to another Bobbie, but I am
> listening also!
>
> Now, as to the variability in color.  When you say there is a difference
> with one here and one there, is it, or was it the exact color to begin with?
> Or did you move the plant itself? Mine are in dry shade and quite silver but
> getting almost lost as the rosy glow berberis is getting bigger.  What a
> combo though!
>
> I like the more silver ones myself in the darker shade as it lights up the
> area, but the Ursula, which I have only seen in slides or website is of
> interest to me.  I like the idea of it taller though....keep an eye out on
> yours for propagation, ok?
>
> I saw last year at the New England Grows a tissue culture person doing JPF.
> Tons of tiny teeny weeny plants!  All of gorgeous coloring taken from one
> especially colorful one.  I have dreamed of it since!!!
>
> Bobbie
> Bobbie Brooks,  MA    zone 6.5
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