Astrolepis sinuata Jo Levy Rubus It's always disappointing to see

It's always disappointing to see large patches of cast iron plants in public spaces where it hasn't been properly maintained

The tiny 10" tall x 14" wide clump of narrow

blue-green leaves that

The 7' tall stalk jumps out of the ground in spring

Starting in mid-October

Astrolepis sinuata Jo Levy Rubus It's always disappointing to see(syn: Cheilanthes sinuata) Astrolepis sinuata 'Jo Levy' is one of our favorite desert sun ferns, shared with us by orchid specialist Jo Levy of Memphis, who found this form of the Southwest US Mexican native particularly adaptable in her humid, wet Southeast garden. Astrolepis sinuata 'Jo Levy' forms a slowly expanding, 18" wide, evergreen clump of rigidly upright black green fronds, backed with a dense brown coat of spores (fern seed). Astrolepis