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Author Message   Serenitybench  My Weather Posted on Wednesday, September 13, 2006 - 11:27 pm EST :    Just added one of these yesterday. And its been which is good for it. My ? is Where I got plant from. they must of had 6 or more. they looked like the new growth had all solid green on them. no pretty colors. Why? I hope mine does not do this. Serenitybench - PaOhio, Zone "5a"   Milin  Posted on Saturday, May 12, 2007 - 12:28 am EST :    I also live in 5a and my painted ferns haven't appeared yet. Do you grow yours in a greenhouse ? Milin Milin - Pomorze, Zone "5"   Treelover  My Favorite Photo My Garden Posted on Saturday, May 12, 2007 - 03:18 am EST :    I planted mine in the garden 2 years ago and it died,but then nothing will grow in my front garden,not even spuds,and if you can't grow spuds your soil must be bad! Treelover - County Durham,UK, Zone "8/9"   Quillet  Posted on Monday, May 21, 2007 - 10:07 pm EST :    My Japanese painted ferns are always the last to sprout out of the ground in the spring, often waiting until the tulips are spent. Just now the fronds are perhaps three to seven inches long. One plant is almost completely purple (the oldest one) but the other two are a mix of green, purple and silver. They are in a north-facing bed with bright indirect sun most of the day, direct sun in early morning and again in late afternoon. Quillet - Ontario, Zone "6a"   Periwinkle  Supporting Member My Garden Journal My Weather My Garden My Time Posted on Tuesday, June 05, 2007 - 07:30 am EST :    Quillet, me too. My JPF were the last to show themselves--and tulips were gone. According to your post, I wonder if age brings color? Denise--Northern Wisconsin, Z3b   Mimi  Supporting Member My Weather Posted on Tuesday, June 05, 2007 - 03:30 pm EST :    Well, mine never did live through... so. Hope you all have good luck with yours! Mimi - PaOhio, Zone "5a"   Quillet  Posted on Tuesday, June 12, 2007 - 11:42 pm EST :    Hi Periwinkle. I looked at my pictures from last year and the JPFs were definitely more green, although the stems were a dark purple. I wonder also if amount of sun matters, as the shadier sites might force the plants to produce more green for photosynthesis? I'm sorry yours didn't make it, Mimi. Are you sure? Once I had given up hope and a week later the JPF finally pushed up out of the ground. When I planted them, there were rare in my neighbourhood but now it seems every third house has some. A bit disappointing but I have learned to value plants for what they do in my garden rather than for being hit parade stuff. Quillet - Ontario, Zone "6a"   Mimi  Supporting Member My Weather Posted on Wednesday, June 13, 2007 - 06:16 am EST :    Yup...... I am sure,........ unless.......... but, that was lets see, less than 15 but more than 8 living places ago. But,. Once settled I would love to try & find another. They are just so very pretty. It would be nice if them grew like a nice hanging Boston Fern in a hanging basket for on your porch. Mimi - PaOhio, Zone "5a"   Quillet  Posted on Wednesday, June 13, 2007 - 06:19 pm EST :    That sounds like for sure, I guess! I had to ask because, just last week I cut down an Ivy that climbed voraciously last summer up a new trellis but which did not survive our winter. (I had waited in hopes that the thing might yet rejuvenate.) It was in a concrete retaining wall, and I had insulated the walls before putting soil in, but I guess I didn't water it enough over our long cold winters. (Yes, I was told to water it even when everything was freezing.) And yes, this ivy is supposed to survive our winters. I've been toying with the idea of putting in an annual climber or maybe just fountain grass for this summer. Then I went out today and while watering found two small leaves that had sprouted up overnight. (I still hadn't removed the roots.) Now I'm not sure if I should pamper it over the summer in hopes that I can nurture it better this winter. But JPF in a hanging planter--that's an attractive idea, although I've never seen one with long, draping fronds. They certainly would not survive my winters in a planter. Quillet - Ontario, Zone "6a"   Mimi  Supporting Member My Weather Posted on Wednesday, June 13, 2007 - 07:17 pm EST :    I have had 2 . One was in a pot. did not make it. One was in the earth. And I have since moved and don't know if it made it or not. They sure are pretty though. I remember first seeing them a few years back and I just HAD to have one. Mimi - PaOhio, Zone "5a"   Rowan57  Posted on Monday, June 25, 2007 - 10:29 am EST :    Heres one of my Painted ferns, i have two that are both Athyrium niponicum, they are both very late risers after winter, often not arising until late spring/early summer. Rowan57 - West Yorkshire, Zone "UK 8"   Loretta  Supporting Member Posted on Monday, July 02, 2007 - 10:38 am EST :    JPF has been an easier fern for me, not minding some drought. Loretta - NJ, Zone "6"   Rowan57  Posted on Monday, July 02, 2007 - 11:40 am EST :    Yeah, although it may not look like it in that picture, the JPF is actually in a drier area of my little garden and seems to do well. Rowan57 - West Yorkshire, Zone "UK 8"

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