Pyrrosia lingua (Tongue Fern)

Part Sun to ShadeZone: 7b-10 12" tall Origin: China, Japan, Taiwan

Open House/Web-Only! I know these don't look like ferns, but I'm not the taxonomist. They also aren't supposed to be hardy, but ours have been in the ground for over 10 years. The rhizome grows along the ground, and the leaves arise singly from it. The leaves have a unique, cardboard-like texture with a felty backside and eventually make a nice evergreen mass. Visitors will scratch their heads...you can scratch their backside...the ferns, of course. Pot size: 24 fl. oz (709.77 ml)