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Author Garden: Name that fern! barleychown AV Queen Member # 1392 posted                       Can anyone give me the name of this fern? Fred the fern today Fred the fern when I got the house... * * * * We do not see things as they are, we see things as we are. Plants: 6287 | From: S. Lane Co., Oregon | Registered: Aug 2003  |  Seeded: 63.224.203.18 gardenmom32210 guest posted                 I believe that is an Autumn Fern. When the new fronds start unfurling are they reddish? Karen Seeded: 68.154.214.121 barleychown AV Queen Member # 1392 posted                       I don't think they are red... There are a few just coming up in the 'when I got the house' pic... * * * * We do not see things as they are, we see things as we are. Plants: 6287 | From: S. Lane Co., Oregon | Registered: Aug 2003  |  Seeded: 63.224.203.18 Carly Garden Pro! Member # 3052 posted                       If it was mine I'd have to call it an Idunno - cause I just don't know. But you have a very fine hand with plants from what I see with your before and after pics. Fred is absolutely gorgeous. * * * * When sorting seeds, do not whistle. Plants: 2784 | From: Toronto, Canada | Registered: Jul 2004  |  Seeded: 67.43.131.13 sachis2112 Dream Gardener Member # 2392 posted                       Maybe a silver lady fern? http://www.southerntropicals.com/galleries/Ferns/images/Pteris%20Silver%20Lady%20Fern%204''_jpg.jpg That's my best guess based on how big mine has gotten. * * * * Plants: 398 | From: Encino, CA | Registered: May 2004  |  Seeded: 24.24.196.57 Carly Garden Pro! Member # 3052 posted                       I just loved Fred - yeah, I know I already said that. But seeing Fred makes me want to get some ferns - maybe next year. I wouldn't mind getting some ferns for our apartment but our cat Skitter is still under the impression that plants are her toys - I know she'll grow out of that eventually. I'll put some of my kalanchoe in the window this year and see if she minds her own biz. I kept my plants in the office (and they did well there, I might say). So I'll split them up this year. Thanks again for sharing Fred with us. * * * * When sorting seeds, do not whistle. Plants: 2784 | From: Toronto, Canada | Registered: Jul 2004  |  Seeded: 67.43.132.98 papito Super Gardener Member # 1346 posted                       Could it be one of the DRYOPTERIS specie? * * * * Amor est vitae essentia. Love is the essence of life. Plants: 932 | From: Northern California, Zone 9b | Registered: Jul 2003  |  Seeded: 198.81.26.17 barleychown AV Queen Member # 1392 posted                       Carly, thank you!! I have really enjoyed these ferns! I also had another type of fern sprout between the other two...the new one I'm sure of, it's an autumn fern...as for the 'fred' type, I have seen some good possibilities and some of the local garden centers, I just can't currently remember the names! Papito...after looking up the DRYOPTERIS specie, I'm certain it is one of those, jsut not which one. Thank you!!! * * * * We do not see things as they are, we see things as we are. Plants: 6287 | From: S. Lane Co., Oregon | Registered: Aug 2003  |  Seeded: 63.224.203.85 hisgal2 Garden Pro! Member # 1875 posted                       Hey Barley, We have this fern on the sides of our house. The get really REALLY big...like 4-5 feet tall sometimes and they multiply like rabbits!!! They also separate pretty well as long as you don't do it in extremem heat (like I did this year). When they start to come up, you don't realize how big the monster is going to be....right??? I did know the name of it when we moved in, but I can't remember....sorry about that. But know that you are not the only person with Fred's relatives in their yard!! * * * * Plants: 2835 | From: 18626 | Registered: Feb 2004  |  Seeded: 68.82.105.188

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