Botrypus virginianus Marshallia 5" fringed yellow daisies

5" fringed yellow daisies

Thanks to disporopsis authority Dr

blue-purple flower heads (RHS 87A) exude a terrific fragrance

each surrounded by a wide band of creamy white

With such a wonderful southern name

Botrypus virginianus Marshallia 5" fringed yellow daisies(aka: Botrychium virginianum) We have had a love affair with the native rattlesnake fern, Botrypus virginianus, and over the decades have found them very easy to grow in the garden. Sadly, they are almost impossible to propagate, and subsequently are rarely commercialized, despite being native in virtually every continental state (apologies to Utah and New Mexico). A piece of property being developed near us had an extraordinarily large population