Botrypus virginianus Marshallia with up to 14 stalks

with up to 14 stalks

With such a wonderful southern name

All Acorus gramineus cultivars can be easily divided in any season that the ground isn't frozen

the giant easily visible flowers open to reveal dark purple petals

Thanks to disporopsis authority Dr

Botrypus virginianus Marshallia with up to 14 stalks(aka: Botrychium virginianum) We have had a love affair with the native rattlesnake fern, Botrypus virginianus, and over the decades have found them very easy to grow in the garden. Sadly, they are almost impossible to propagate, and subsequently are rarely commercialized, despite being native in virtually every continental state (apologies to Utah and New Mexico). A piece of property being developed near us had an extraordinarily large population