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Post by grindle on May 16, 2011 6:51:06 GMT
thanks for the tip Sue, I have dryopteris and asplenium in my shady area which does get quite dry at times and they seem to be ok. That Scuttillaria is a first for me, I've never grown them before, it was on the Alpine stand. Ron the Watsonia was an impulse buy and only when I got home and looked it up, did I find it isn't hardy , but I think I will plant it out still in it's pot, and lift it in the autumn and keep it in the greenhouse over winter, if it doesn't work, well I'll have learnt not to buy them again ;D
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Post by grindle on May 16, 2011 6:53:08 GMT
I like the dianthus and the blue nemesia that you and Geranium bought ;D
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Post by steve on May 16, 2011 6:55:44 GMT
I looked up all the ferns I bought to double check they were all completely hardy, all are. They were all sold as plants for dry shade but both their labels and the internet say moist soil. I'm hoping they prefer moist soil but will tolerate dry soil. Athyrium filix-femina – moist soil Dryopteris affinis crispa – Moist soil Dryopteris Grandiceps Askew – Moist soil Asplenium scolopendrium, Ramo margiatum – moist soil Asplenium scolopendrium, Cristatum – moist soil Asplenium scolopendrium, Muricatum – moist soil I could keep watering the area they are destined for but I think I'd be fighting a loosing battle. They will all grow well in dry soil WF in fact the scolopendriums are everywhere in Devon (bog standard version) but you will need to water now and again for first year to get them settled in if rain is scarce
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Post by wildlifefriendly on May 16, 2011 7:19:16 GMT
Thanks Steve, it is what I was hoping. I have loads of scolopendriums in my garden, they are getting close to being a pest, they even grow out of walls which are very dry.
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Post by Louise on May 16, 2011 7:27:03 GMT
thanks for the tip Sue, I have dryopteris and asplenium in my shady area which does get quite dry at times and they seem to be ok. That Scuttillaria is a first for me, I've never grown them before, it was on the Alpine stand. Ron the Watsonia was an impulse buy and only when I got home and looked it up, did I find it isn't hardy , but I think I will plant it out still in it's pot, and lift it in the autumn and keep it in the greenhouse over winter, if it doesn't work, well I'll have learnt not to buy them again ;D They'll be hardy too, i have a few here and they sail through these colder winters Staying evergreen (down here) in the milder ones.
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Post by Geranium on May 16, 2011 8:52:30 GMT
Thanks Steve, it is what I was hoping. I have loads of scolopendriums in my garden, they are getting close to being a pest, they even grow out of walls which are very dry. Don't you like them in the walls? I do - they look so 'natural' there.
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Post by sweetpea on May 16, 2011 16:37:44 GMT
Lovely pic of you all. As soon as I saw it I recognised steve and louise though her hair was a bit different from last time i saw her. Why do plants have to have such awkward names, especially ferns? Got a few ferns here but only what has arrived by itself. Hope I can manage next time there is a meet at a show.
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Post by wildlifefriendly on May 16, 2011 17:08:29 GMT
Thanks Steve, it is what I was hoping. I have loads of scolopendriums in my garden, they are getting close to being a pest, they even grow out of walls which are very dry. Don't you like them in the walls? I do - they look so 'natural' there. They are fine in some walls, when they begin to damage the lime morter is when they become a pest.
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Post by merlin on May 16, 2011 18:46:37 GMT
Don't you like them in the walls? I do - they look so 'natural' there. They are fine in some walls, when they begin to damage the lime morter is when they become a pest. Can I see a pic, I googled and got centipedes. Same prob with Scuttillaria
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Post by wildlifefriendly on May 16, 2011 19:10:56 GMT
I could have mistyped something This is the wild/native one These are the ones I bought at the show. I can take some more tomorrow if they are not clear enough.
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Post by Geranium on May 16, 2011 20:08:10 GMT
It's that small-leaved one that grows in crevices in my wall, Wf.
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Post by Cherry on May 16, 2011 20:19:01 GMT
I do like ferns, but I have loads of the wild Hart's Tongue and pull it out as it smothers my cyclamen. I would have given you some of that WF and still can if you are trying to establish it somewhere.
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Post by wildlifefriendly on May 16, 2011 20:24:25 GMT
I know the one you mean, this one is much larger and leaves are quite different.
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Post by Cherry on May 16, 2011 20:43:18 GMT
I love all the ferns you bought. I have a soft spot for these.
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Post by Geranium on May 16, 2011 21:19:10 GMT
I know the one you mean, this one is much larger and leaves are quite different. Oh yes, I can see now, it is different.
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