Bommeria hispida Gila Dwarf Light Shade We eventually tracked these back

We eventually tracked these back to the late California plantsman extraordinaire Wayne Roderick

The light green leathery leaves give a very tropical appearance to the garden

especially near streams

floriferous selection to reach 1' tall x 30" wide

thread-like

Bommeria hispida Gila Dwarf Light Shade We eventually tracked these backBommeria hispida (copper fern) is a dwarf evergreen fern native to the desert Southwest (Arizona to west Texas) that few people have grown. Copper fern has proven quite easy to grow in our sunny rock garden alongside agaves and cacti. This slowly spreading dwarf tops out at 2" tall, with 2" wide, hand shaped, fuzzy green leaves atop short, wiry black stems. As you can imagine from its desert origin, Bommeria hispida is quite drought tolerant. Bommeria