Re: Japanese Painted Fern
Hello Nancy,
I can not find the sheet with descriptions and prices I obtained from a
nursery that sells only ferns up in Ohio, but I have 3 forms of JPF that I
purchased from him. One dwarf, a giant form and a third variation. There is also
the "standard" form of the fern and now the Ursula's Red. That makes 5 named forms
and the ones that spring up from spores. Think it was Cindy who mentioned
'Bradfords Beauty'. I know that there are more named forms ... one simply has to
keep an eye on the ferns section of the catalogs.
'Ursula's Red has broad fronds... each individual leaf is silver at the tips
and fades into burgundy as it reaches the stipe... stipe itself is deep wine-red.
Nice contrast in colors.
Gene Bush Southern Indiana Zone 6a Munchkin Nursery
around the woods - around the world
genebush@otherside.com http://www.munchkinnursery.com
----- Original Message -----
From: nancy swell <swell@EROLS.COM>
Subject: [SG] Japanese Painted Fern
> Gene,
> What I call the JPF is Friendships Fern. It doesn't seem to care how much
> you divide it, not to mention the sporlings that come up all over the
> place, including the 'Ghost'. There is a lot of difference in the
> sporlings, and I try to select the ones with the best color to propagate,
> and discard the others. It really would be a weed, if it weren't so pretty.
> Because I have the large form, I also select for that. Want to believe 32"
> tall, and 17" wide at the widest point? Admittedly, this is uncrowded, the
> established crowded ones are smaller, but still grows more like the 'Lady
> Fern'. Don't have 'Ursula's Red', but am interested in how it differs....
> Nancy
