Pyrrosia porosa Ionactis 5" long glossy green leaves

5" long glossy green leaves

Recently discovered around 6

grass-like foliage that eventually makes a tight mat in even the worst garden conditions

the top of each spike becomes a giant flower head

Iris unguicularis 'Mary Bernard' is one of the best flowering forms of the winter blooming iris we have grown

Pyrrosia porosa Ionactis 5" long glossy green leavesPyrrosia porosa is a little known tongue fern species with a wide native range from India, across southern China and into the Philippines, where it can be found growing on tree trunks from 3,000' to 8,500' elevation. The thick, dark green, 10" x 1. 5" evergreen fronds emerge from a tightly clustered rhizome. The brown indumentum on the leaf back adds a lovely contrast to the dark green fronts. In marginal winter climates, Pyrrosia porosa should be