FERNS

This rarely offered variety represents a truly dwarf maidenhair, usually less than six inches tall and spreading very slowly into a very small‐scale groundcover. The glossy black stalks hold aloft typical, but greatly dwarfed maidenhair foliage. Deciduous and best with good drainage in a relatively rich organic soil in light shade. Native to coastal bluffs and cliffs on Vancouver Island, Canada. These were grown from spore collected in the Alpine Garden here at the RSBG. A perfect plant for a container or tucked in amongst rocks in a rockery.

This is a tropical epiphytic fern native to the Philippines. It forms a low, spreading clump of evergreen, very glossy and leathery, arrow-shaped fronds. Best grown in a cool, moist, well-drained site with protection from hot afternoon sun. Avoid prolonged drying and excessive heat. Rare in cultivation, this is our first offering of beautiful species.

A rarely cultivated deciduous fern which spreads via long rhizomes. The bright green fronds are softly hairy and up to one foot in length. These long-lanceolate fronds have entire (not dissected or “fern-like”) margins that are strongly undulate, very attractive. A stunning groundcover for mild regions. Grow it in a hanging moss-lined basket so that the rhizomes pop out through the entire basket. Native from the eastern Himalaya into China and south into Thailand. In the wild this species grows on damp rock faces and cliffs or as an epiphyte. A collection from SE Asia.

A rarely offered or cultivated hardy evergreen fern with softly hairy and entire (not "ferny") linear foliage. This is a slowly spreading species with elongating rhizomes that will form a small-scale groundcover with time. The fronds are very narrowly linear (almost grasslike) and less than one-quarter inch wide and three to four inches long. This species is native throughout much of China and into Taiwan, Japan and Thailand where it occurs on shaded and moist rock faces and as an epiphyte. A great specimen for container gardening, rarely available anywhere. A collection from SE Asia.

A rarely offered or cultivated hardy evergreen fern with softly hairy and entire (not "ferny") foliage. This is a slowly clumping species with shortly elongating rhizomes (vs. many of the other species of Pyrrosia which send out long runners) which will form a small-scale groundcover with time. The fronds are widest above the middle with a gradually narrowing base. This variable species ranges widely throughout most of China and Taiwan and into the eastern Himalaya where it occurs on shaded and moist rock faces and as an epiphyte. A great specimen for container gardening, rarely available anywhere. A collection from SE Asia.

A slowly creeping evergreen fern with entire leaves (not dissected and “ferny” looking) that are lanceolate in shape and up to a foot or so in length. The foliage is quite thick and leathery and the lower leaf surface has a silvery‑rufous indumentum. Slowly spreads by aboveground rhizomes and eventually forms a small‑scale, very dense groundcover. Seems to be quite hardy here so far and best in shade. A collection from SE Asia.

A slowly creeping evergreen fern with entire leaves (not dissected and “ferny” looking) that are ovate-lanceolate in shape with a long acuminate drip tip and are around four inches in length. The foliage is quite thick and leathery and the lower leaf surface has a silvery‑rufous indumentum. The glossy upper surface features perfectly straight and parallel angled black veins. Slowly spreads by aboveground rhizomes and eventually forms a small‑scale, very dense groundcover. Seems to be quite hardy here so far and best in shade. A collection from SE Asia. Very similar to the form that can be found on the internet as P. lingua 'Chinese Hardy' which was a plant introduced by the folks at the Chen Yi Nursery but the clone we are offering represents a completely different collection. Quite a bit more vigorous than most forms of P. lingua.

NOTE: This was previously sold as P. heteractis. This is why it is so important to retain and pay attention to the original collection # (SEH#15113 in this case), this number never changes whereas the name of a plant can change (sometimes more than once) as new knowledge is gained.

A compact growing, slowly spreading evergreen fern with leathery, deeply divided fronds. This is an epiphytic species in its native Taiwan where it can also be found growing on cliffs and rocks. Best in a cool, moist, well-drained site with protection from hot afternoon sun. An uncommon species in cultivation. Our first offering of this choice fern - this species is an excellent subject for a container.