Pyrrosia are ferns with leathery leaves and a creeping rhizome. In the wild they are usually found growing on rocks (lithophytes) or on trees (epiphytes).
They are popular pot plants in Asia and are rapidly gaining popularity here.
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Pyrrosia davidii 'Tsuno Dashi' NEW!This rock-dwelling fern from China normally has long, undivided fronds. This very rare Japanese selection has fronds about 6" long that are 3-lobed with toothed edges. The name means "putting out horns." Grow in orchid bark, well drained compost, or ...
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Pyrrosia hastataNE Asian lithophytic/epiphytic fern with three-lobed fronds, green above and gray beneath. Good for hanging baskets. Keep dry when cold. This the Japanese type normally cultivated there. USDA Zones 7-10.
Grown in 3.5" pots....
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Pyrrosia hastata 'Hagoromo'Pyrrosia hastata (tricuspis) is a rock-dwelling fern of the mountains of Japan and Korea. The normal type has three lobes on each frond on a creeping rootstock. This rare Japanese form has lobes that are further divided into subsidiary lobes, with so...
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Pyrrosia hastata 'Mikasa Yama' NEW!Pyrrosia hastata (tricuspis) is a rock-dwelling fern of the mountains of Japan and Korea. The normal type has three lobes on each frond on a creeping rootstock. This rare compact Japanese form has lobes that are ruffled, with some tooth-like lobes. T...
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Pyrrosia hastata 'Ryujin' NEW!Pyrrosia hastata (tricuspis) is a rock-dwelling fern of the mountains of Japan and Korea. The normal type has three lobes on each frond on a creeping rootstock. This rare and highly desirable Japanese form has lobes that are further heavily ruffled a...
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Pyrrosia lingua 'Eboshi'Pyrrsoia lingua is a common rock-dwelling fern from NE Asia, with tongue-shaped fronds. This Japanese selection has fronds that are very thick and leathery, entire, and variously twisted and contorted. The underside of the frond is silvery/brown. G...
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Pyrrosia lingua 'Futaba Shishi'Pyrrsoia lingua is a common rock-dwelling fern from NE Asia, with tongue-shaped fronds. This Japanese selection has fronds that are divided into two or more lobes, then frilled and crested. Name means "two leaf lion". It can be grown in open potti...
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Pyrrosia lingua 'Hagoromo' NEW!Rare classical Japanese selection with broad, slightly lobed fronds feathered along the edges. The name means "feathered cape". USDA Zones 7b-10. 3.5" pot.
Pyrrosia (tongue ferns) are ferns with leathery leaves and a creeping rhizome. In the wild ...
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Pyrrosia lingua 'Hiryu'Pyrrsoia lingua is a common rock-dwelling fern from NE Asia, with tongue-shaped fronds. This Japanese selection has fronds that are incised along the margin; the frond looks like a feather. It can be grown in open potting media, orchid mix, or on a...
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Pyrrosia lingua 'Ogon Nishiki'Pyrrsoia lingua is a common rock-dwelling fern from NE Asia, with tongue-shaped fronds. This Japanese selection has fronds that are undivided, but with a wavy margin and some slight lobing, with yellow stripes of variegation in the leaf. Variegatio...
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Pyrrosia lingua 'Shi Kai Nami' NEW!I had to take a moment to compose myself when I first saw this spectacular fern last summer. It has a wild assortment of leaf forms and is the largest-growing type that I have seen. The name "four oceans' waves" is an apt description of the overall l...
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Pyrrosia lingua 'Shishigashira' NEW!Pyrrosia lingua is a common rock-dwelling fern from NE Asia, with tongue-shaped fronds. This Japanese selection has narrow fronds that are elaborately crested at the tip. Grow it in a very well-drained mix, and allow to dry slightly before watering. ...
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Pyrrosia lingua 'Tachiba Koryu'A rare Japanese form of a Japanese/Korean epiphyte/lithophyte. The fronds are very long and narrow, to 9" long and an inch wide, on a long petiole. The margin of the leaf has rounded lobes and is wavy. The name means "standing leaf dragon". USDA ...
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Pyrrosia lingua, ChinaThis species is widespread in East Asia. This type is from China and looks very different from what is usually seen in the wild in Japan. The fronds are long-pointed and very glossy. Easy to grow with excellent drainage, keep cooler and drier in wint...
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Pyrrosia polydactylisThis rock-dwelling fern is an evergreen Taiwanese epiphyte/lithophyte with maple-like mostly 5-fingered fronds with elongated lobes. Grow in orchid bark, well-drained compost or on a slab. Reduce water in winter. USDA Zones 7b-10.
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Pyrrosia sheareri NEW!I had long hoped to one day grow this Taiwanese fern, the largest of the hardy species of Pyrrosia. On my most recent trip to Japan I was thrilled to find a pot of this species in a Nandina nursery. I now have a few divisions of this slow-to-propagat...
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Pyrrosia sp. China "maruba" NEW!Chinese fern cultivated in Japan with round-oval fronds about 2-3" long, creeping to form a mat of foliage. Keep cooler and drier in winter. USDA Zones 7b-9.
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Pyrrosia sp. China red leafThis is a beautiful Pyrrosia from China, with fronds to nearly a foot tall, an inch or two wide, unlobed as young plants but with some irregular pointed lobes on the fronds of older plants. The fronds are green with some white fuzz above, and metalli...
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Pyrrosia sp. Thai red leafTropical epiphyte from Thailand with gray-green fronds, coppery-red beneath. The fronds grow to about 8" long and an inch wide here. Grow in very well-drained mix in a pot or basket and allow to dry before watering. USDA Zones 10-11.
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