Pyrrosia lingua Ogon Nishiki Rudbeckia Very special for the spring

Very special for the spring garden

a unique seed head (resembling a 2" round alien space object) forms at the base of the leaf

(aka: Eutrochium fistulosum) Warning: Eupatorium fistulosum is a moisture-loving giant perennial that's not for the gardening faint-of-heart

Through late summer

Pyrrosia lingua Ogon Nishiki Rudbeckia Very special for the springThis Japanese selection of the evergreen tongue fern has been hardy for over 10 years in our garden. The growth habit is similar to the species, forming a dense colony to 2' wide in 5 years, thanks to a short creeping rhizome. Pyrrosia lingua cultivars hate growing flat and must be planted on a slope to thrive in cold climates. Pyrrosia 'Ogon Nishiki' has thick, green, vertically held leaves with diagonal, butterscotch yellow banding picture an