Hardy Tropicals UK

karl66 wrote:Green, it didn't arrive i picked it up the same day!! its been in the ground 2wks on sunday & i must admit i'm chuffed with it. The silver colouring on the underside looks stunning & when it gets 6/7ft tall it will look great i imagine.I'm off on my hol's tommorow afternoon so i hope to see some progress on return. karl.

I'm of to Karl`s with a spade.
Are they evergreen or do they die back?

Well there has been some progress with 2 of the fronds starting to uplift. As far as i know they are evergreen & some even suggest they take -21 !!. They are expensive for a smallish fern but remember they can grow 15ft tall in the right conditions & the silver underside makes them stunning. I was advised to drape with a light blanket if a prolonged freeze is expected. karl.

I very much doubt they will take -21C but providing you mulch very well, even when the fronds are killed by a hard frost, they should come back in spring. They are like tree ferns in that they stay evergreen so long as the winter allows it.

Karl where are the pics

I've purchased another one of these today, although a slightly smaller plant they are becoming one of my favorites. I will get some pic's up as soon as i have time.

where from this time?

you are being greedy, you ahve two before i have managed to get one

I was in solihull to see a customer of mine & i popped in to akamba for the first time in a few months & there sitting on its own was one of these!! . karl.

i emailed the place where you got your first from but never got a reply.
the website has no mention of how big things are for the prices they cost.

Ken, i think roch at hyde cottage exotics has been on holiday, i would give him another bell. karl.

i thought you got it from

http://www.bentleyferns.co.uk/

??

No mate, 1st one was from hyde cottage exotics, & 2nd from Akamba.

Mr List wrote:i thought you got it from

http://www.bentleyferns.co.uk/

??

Bentley Ferns is where I got mine from. Is that the one you were thinking of?

i'm getting you two mixed up

My largest one has produced a large frond in the last few wk's but the strange thing is the underside is not silver like the rest, but green on both sides , do they take time to change colour?. karl.

From what I've seen Karl the fronds develop the blue undersides in the second year.