Blue Crisp Fern Hanging In There

I told you early in the season that I loved the Blue Crisp Fern.  It is big, bold and bodacious and now it looks like it is also tenacious.  I intentionally left this "tropical fern" in a container to see when it would finally give up -- what low temperature would take it away.  Well, we've had low 30's in Madison many days and it still looks great......

.....but I do have to say that this container is situated on a busy street with lots of traffic and surrounded by brick buildings, so there is a microclimate created that probably offers warmer temperatures.  Stay tuned to see how it fares the remainder of the winter.

Also had to show you the heuchera that is in with the fern.  'Golden Zebra' is truly showing its "stripes" on the side that gets more sun.

 

 

Now look at the one which gets total shade.....

 

 

Still pretty but not as vibrant. 

 

The Golden Zebra heuchera will definitely be part of another season's containers since it is a perennial -- but I'm counting on Blue Crisp Fern to be part of them also -- we'll see.