Re: Ferns
- Subject: Re: [SG] Ferns
- From: G* B* <g*@OTHERSIDE.COM>
- Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 08:02:19 -0400
I would have to agree with you, Paul. Maidenhair fern is at the top of my
list as well. I have it growing in several locations. Have you tried the
Himalayan maidenhair as yet? Adiantum venustum resembles our maidenhair,
only is a groundcover reaching only 8 inches or so in height. Kind of like
our maidenhair without the stems...
Believe I read some place that Grape Fern need a bacterium to grow...
transplant it to a location that does not have that in the soil and the
grape fern starves to death. I have never carried this fern in the nursery
because of difficulty in transplanting and getting it to live.
Gene E. Bush
Munchkin Nursery & Gardens, llc
www.munchkinnursery.com
genebush@munchkinnursery.com
Zone 6/5 Southern Indiana
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Our native 'Maiden Hair fern' is still my favorite fern, with dark purple
stems and dark spring foliage. The oddest ferns I have grown are the
'Grape
Ferns' -- though my success has not been so good.
Paul
