Dryopteris bissetiana Geranium a true Southern passalong collectable

a true Southern passalong collectable

From the interior of the pitcher emerges the dark black spadix

Syneilesis aconitifolia is a woodland Asteraceae (ligularia relative)

tubular flowers

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Dryopteris bissetiana Geranium a true Southern passalong collectableThis easy to grow native to moist, wooded slopes in the Orient makes a fantastic evergreen 15" tall x 2' wide clumping fern for the woodland garden. Dryopteris bissetiana is similar to, but slightly smaller than the better known autumn fern, Dryopteris erythrosora. The triangular, dark green fronds have a unique beaded appearance on the top. Although this fern is evergreen, don't get alarmed in spring waiting for it to start growing, since the new