A handsome fern native to southern Ontario & Quebec, Minnesota to Vermont down into Georgia to Louisiana, not common in nature, occasiona...Read Morelly here and there. Soft green leaves are soft with long leaflets and simply pinnate. Likes moist ground, slightly acid to neutral pH, and full light shade best. It has fertile fronds in the center of the clump that have smaller leaves and two rows of long-shaped sori below the leaves. It usually has 5 to 6 long fronds per clump and it spreads by underground creeping stems.
The photograph of this fern offered by Garden Harvest Supply certainly doesn't look like Athyrium (Diplazium) pycnocarpon, nor does their...Read More description of the fern as "lacy" sound like the real thing. I'm on my second attempt to grow this from spores. This time I've actually gotten gametophytes, but they don't seem to be having sex. Any suggestions?
Bought @ end of season, 10/09...8 inch pot. Intended to plant or garage for winter, but forgot. I left it outside, under the eave of ou...Read Morer 2 story house. We had a very harsh winter in Franklin, Tn and I expected the little feller to be dead....but I was WRONG! He's sprouted, I moved him to a bigger pot, and he's so happy!
I expect to leave him in this big pot, due to heavy spreading I've read about. Anyone else in middle Tennessee have the same guy? What can you share? I was truly amazed with the plant, after our harsh winter. I will probably garage him this winter, unless someone in zone has comments? Also, I plan to start a fern garden...hints appreciated and cuttings as well.
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I just picked up a 4-pack at local box store for 5bucks. They look pretty good, starting to sprout in the bag. Planting today in yogart ...Read Morecontainers with potting mix that has the wetting agent added.. They are long tubers and I'm planting them longways 1/2" deep. I'll keep this updated. BTW, there were 6 in the package.
This plant is of special concern in Wisconsin (and possibly other states as well). The name is translated as: Diplazium: Greek diplasio...Read Moren for "double", referring doubled spore cover
pycnocarpon: pycnos for "compact, close"; carpos for "fruit"
A handsome fern native to southern Ontario & Quebec, Minnesota to Vermont down into Georgia to Louisiana, not common in nature, occasiona...Read More
The photograph of this fern offered by Garden Harvest Supply certainly doesn't look like Athyrium (Diplazium) pycnocarpon, nor does their...Read More
Bought @ end of season, 10/09...8 inch pot. Intended to plant or garage for winter, but forgot. I left it outside, under the eave of ou...Read More
I just picked up a 4-pack at local box store for 5bucks. They look pretty good, starting to sprout in the bag. Planting today in yogart ...Read More
This plant is of special concern in Wisconsin (and possibly other states as well). The name is translated as: Diplazium: Greek diplasio...Read More