Thelypteris decursive-pinnata Canopy Trees half-climbing stems armed with light

half-climbing stems armed with light spines

by the 1830s dozens of cultivars had found ready acceptance in the Old South

the redbay

The shellmound buckthorn grows only on lime-rich soils and turns up

heavy panicles show best where they can be seen up close and given room

Thelypteris decursive-pinnata Canopy Trees half-climbing stems armed with lightThis fern is a tidy spreading groundcover fern native to eastern and southeastern Asia but closely related to our native Beech Ferns. It is deciduous after frost and is easily grown and multiplied. Does not spread rapidly but can be speeded up by dividing and replanting. A good fern for shady moist sites with fertile soil.