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From: tarnopol@ttidcb.UUCP (Lewis Tarnopol)
Newsgroups: net.garden
Subject: Re: pseudo-fern?
Message-ID: <379@ttidcb.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 12-Jun-85 18:16:13 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jun 12 18:16:13 1985
Date-Received: Fri, 14-Jun-85 06:14:11 EDT
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Reply-To: tarnopol@ttidcb.UUCP (Lewis Tarnopol)
Organization: Transaction Technology, Inc. (CitiCorp), Santa Monica
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Keywords: fern
Summary: 

In article <2506@decwrl.UUCP> kolling@decwrl.UUCP (Karen Kolling) writes:
>
>I have a west-facing bay window that would be just the place to put a
>big Boston fern on a stand, except that there's too much light for a
>Boston fern.  I don't want to filter out the light with a semi-sheer
>curtain.  Does anyone know of a houseplant "like" a fern, big and fluffy
>with hanging leaves and all that, that could tolerate bright light?
>
>Karen

Dear Karen,

Try Mimosa Pudica aka Sensitive Plant.  It is an elegant fern-like plant
whose leaves fold up instantly when touched.  It's an annual and grows to
1 ft in height.  Seeds are available from Burpee (and I have a few extra
seeds if you're interested).
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Lewis Tarnopol
Citicorp/TTI
3100 Ocean Park Blvd.
Santa Monica, CA  90405
(213) 450-9111, ext. 3082
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