Pleopeltis lepidopteris Morro dos Conventos Butia chalice-shaped flowers during the summer

chalice-shaped flowers during the summer months

Asplenium scolopendrium 'Hokkaido Gem' benefits from a rich

who crossed Lycoris africana with Lycoris aurea

which spreads slowly by thick underground rhizomes

Pleopeltis lepidopteris Morro dos Conventos Butia chalice-shaped flowers during the summerFor a fern we didn't even know existed before 2010, Pleopeltis lepidopteris has quickly become one of our favorites. This sun loving lithophytic (rock grower) fern hails from the sandy, acidic coastal (restinga) habitats in southern Brazil (Rio Grande du Sul). This offering is a Yucca Do find from a disjunct population along the beach in Morro dos Conventos, Brazil. The 2' tall x 2" wide, rigidly upright fronds emerge covered in thick silver hair, to