Pyrrosia lingua Yabane Fu Heliconia The narrow 3' tall clumps

The narrow 3' tall clumps of very upright glossy green leaves are topped from late July until September (NC) with 3' burgundy stalks that first produce bright burgundy red buds that open to 7-9 large

short-lived

The tidy gardener might want to cut the stems to the ground at this point

Helleborus niger and their near kin

Dryopteris affinis is equally successful at home in either acidic or alkaline soils as long as it doesn't get extremely dry in summer

Pyrrosia lingua Yabane Fu Heliconia The narrow 3' tall clumpsPyrrosia lingua 'Yabane Fu' is a selection of the epiphytic Japanese tongue fern with 7" long, thick, leathery evergreen leaves with randomly jagged edges and equally random streaks of green and yellow. All pyrrosia lingua forms are just as happy growing on a tree or rock as long as their foliage gets adequate moisture. We prefer our plants in containers of a compost rich mix. In the ground, the soil needs to be very organic, and well drained, and in