Pleopeltis lepidopteris Arroio dos Ratos Dalea Epimedium myrianthum 'Mottled Madness' forms

Epimedium myrianthum 'Mottled Madness' forms a 15" tall x 18" wide evergreen clump in the woodland garden

from our friend and former canna breeder Kent Kelly

Attracting hummingbirds in late spring

Asplenium platyneuron and the walking fern

simply superb for woodland gardens

Pleopeltis lepidopteris Arroio dos Ratos Dalea Epimedium myrianthum 'Mottled Madness' formsPleopeltis lepidopteris 'Arroio dos Ratos' is a 2024 Plant Delights JLBG introduction of a second Wade Roitsch (Yucca Do) collection of the fascinating Brazilian coastal fern. Unlike our earlier introduction, P. 'Morro dos Conventos' which is the tetraploid form (has double the normal number of chromosomes), this diploid form is less cold hardy than the tetraploid form and has fronds that are much narrower, shorter, and the growth more dense.