Polypodium vulgare Ulleung Island Erythrina The fertile fronds of Osmunda

The fertile fronds of Osmunda cinnamomea arise in spring just above the sterile foliage as phallic

The fronds first emerge upright

we gathered the first garden seed from these and

but recent DNA testing showed it actually is Asparagus cochinchinensis

each with a dramatic wide white border

Polypodium vulgare Ulleung Island Erythrina The fertile fronds of Osmunda(aka: Polypodium vulgare A1K 137) There are few fern introductions that excite us as much as our 2004 Plant Delights JLBG introduction of Polypodium vulgare. I had tried for years to grow the commonly sold European form of this species with no luck and had given up until I found this growing near the village of Nari on the Korean island of Ulleung (aka Uulong). From spores, we now have a stunning 6" tall x 30" wide evergreen patch in 15 years. The