Arachniodes standishii Polypodium This 2002 introduction from Bill

This 2002 introduction from Bill Janssen of Collector's Nursery makes an amazing 8" tall x 18" wide mound of spiral golden and green variegated foliage

While most blechnum ferns hate our humid summers

The winter-growing foliage emerges in early October

This toad lily was originally introduced by John Elsley of Wayside Gardens under the incorrect name Tricyrtis formosana 'Amethystina' (an extinct clone of the running species)

That species only has dirty white flowers

Arachniodes standishii Polypodium This 2002 introduction from BillAfter walking through acres of Arachniodes standishii on Korea's Ulleung Island, we understand why magically elegant upside down fern is probably the most sought after fern by gardeners worldwide. The lacy, cutleaf, 18" fronds rise from a thick, slowly creeping rhizome. Our 18 year old clumps of the easy to grow Arachniodes standishii are only 3 4' wide. Upside down fern is tardily deciduous, still looking fresh well into the new year. Arachniodes