Dryopteris commixta Zingiber The upright pitchers appear a

The upright pitchers appear a dusty orange with dramatic red veining toward the top of the pitcher and the outside of the cobra-like hood

This is sure to be the conversation piece in any perennial border

This is a very distinctive

both for the part sun to open woodland garden and between stepping stones

topping out at 3' tall

Dryopteris commixta Zingiber The upright pitchers appear aSince we first planted Dryopteris pycnopteroides in 2000, this easy to grow, evergreen Asian clumper has become one of our all time favorite ferns. The show starts in spring with amazing alien antennae like, black stemmed croziers that unfurl in a grab your camera moment. Weeks later, the shiny, erect, dark green fronds reach 2' in length, highlighted at the base by black "fur". Our 10 year old clumps are 18" tall x 2' wide. Unfortunately, Dryopteris