Asplenium tutwilerae Sarracenia from 7 degrees F in
Yard notes & kiln story
Description
from 7 degrees F in 2009
'Breeders Choice' F2 x H
Faster than a speeding bullet
The very thick but glossy green foliage makes a unique 40" wide clump so exquisite it almost looks edible
golden foliage is incredibly ruffled
Asplenium tutwilerae Sarracenia from 7 degrees F inAsplenium tutwilerae is an unusual, and very rare, naturally occurring fern from Alabama (formerly xAsplenosorus) that originated as the result of a historical conjugal visit between two native species, Asplenium platyneuron and the walking fern, Asplenium rhizophyllum. The same hybrid, published in 1865 as Asplenium ebenoides is a sterile diploid, while this hybrid, discovered in Hale County, Alabama, by botanist Julia Tutwiler in 1873, is a fertile