Hedychium coccineum Disney Disporum Each frond of this deer-resistant
Yard notes & kiln story
Description
Each frond of this deer-resistant dryland fern is dramatically smaller and narrower than is typical for Cheilanthes lanosa
We have had very good luck growing these in very moist garden soils as well as shallow standing water
tubular flowers with a dramatically contrasting yellow center
Quite a people who write about it seem unable to distinguish between a garden thug and an invasive plant
Our 1995 introduction is an open-pollinated seedling from the giant H
Hedychium coccineum Disney Disporum Each frond of this deer-resistant(aka: H. Honduras Form) Considered one of the best selections of the Himalayan H. coccineum, H. 'Disney' has wonderfully glaucous foliage with a reddish cast to the underside on a very tall 7' stem. At the top in late summer you will find brilliant, orange red, delightfully fragrant flowers. Like all H. coccineum forms, the entire clump flowers at one time and then rests before another flowering period. H. 'Disney' stays very erect in part sun, unlike