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This is a recently introduced large and bold member of the Gesneriaceae (African Violet family). This newly named species is native to south China where it grows on mossy cliffs and rock faces. This is an evergreen herbaceous perennial with a basal rosette of softly hairy, very large leaves with scalloped margins and on very short petioles so that the leaves all seem to arise from the very base of the plant.  The flowers are borne upon a tall, open and upright panicle and are a solid lavender in color. A striking plant for a container, terrarium or shaded rockery. 

This is a distinct species native to Guangxi, China where it grows on mossy cliffs and rock faces. This is an evergreen herbaceous perennial with a basal rosette of softly hairy, long and very narrow leaves with deeply impressed veins. Secondary rosettes of leaves are borne on spreading short stems so that the plant slowly creeps to form a dense mass. The flowers are borne on short stalks with lavender-blue lobes and a paler tube. A striking plant for a container, terrarium or shaded rockery. This taxon is known from only one small population in the wild and is considered critically endangered.

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.