Texas Gardening: Fall Blooms & Color, Part 2, 1 by DaleTheGardener

DaleTheGardener wrote:
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/31438/ The folks who made comments in PlantsPiles say the are a deciduous perennial in your zone. I would think a good layer of compost would help jump start them in the spring and add a layer of protection for the roots if they get planted in an exposed location.

We grown them around here, but, I think they don't do very well. I would describe them as thin. I suspect they need extra nitrogen to keep them plump. They always look their best when they are fresh from the grower.

My favorite fern - Stenochlaena, tough as nails, spreads by rhizomes, it's not frost tolerant. I wonder if it would come back after a hard freeze (it does grow on the ground)

Stenochlaena tenuifolia, http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/140734/ >