Pyrrosia polydactyla Colocasia Corpse flower requires significant attention

Corpse flower requires significant attention to detail to both successfully grow it as well as to get it to flower

is that really winter hardy

Hosta 'Iron Gate Delight'

dark green leaves (18" long x 1" wide) make an arching clump similar to a hosta

The clump will enlarge in time

Pyrrosia polydactyla Colocasia Corpse flower requires significant attentionWe love this superb species of evergreen tongue fern from Taiwan, via a US National Arboretum expedition (USNA 45507 D). Unlike Pyrrosia lingua, Pyrrosia polydactyla doesn't run, but instead makes a stunning 1' tall x 1' wide textural clump of felty, five fingered, dark green leaves. Pyrrosia polydactyla is a fern that deserves a very special specimen location in the woodland garden, although it really needs to be sited on a moderate to steep slope to