Pyrrosia porosa Zingiber This seedling selection from Chesapeake

This seedling selection from Chesapeake Bay landscape designer

followed by large red "pears

Sprekelia howardii x Sprekelia formosissima

when very little other than yellow composites are usually in flower

If you'd like to maximize the size

Pyrrosia porosa Zingiber This seedling selection from ChesapeakePyrrosia porosa is a little known tongue fern species with a wide native range from India, across southern China and into the Philippines, where it can be found growing on tree trunks from 3,000' to 8,500' elevation. The thick, dark green, 10" x 1. 5" evergreen fronds emerge from a tightly clustered rhizome. The brown indumentum on the leaf back adds a lovely contrast to the dark green fronts. In marginal winter climates, Pyrrosia porosa should be