Lepisorus bicolor Asia Compared to the spreading Pyrrosia

Compared to the spreading Pyrrosia lingua

The palmate-leaved (looks like a Japanese maple) Scarlet rose mallow has 6" brilliant red flowers on nice upright stems to 8' tall

a nitrogen fixer as well as a larval host for a wide range of moths and butterflies

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Each 18" stem is clothed with soft spiny three-lobed leaves

Lepisorus bicolor Asia Compared to the spreading PyrrosiaOur offering of Lepisorus bicolor is the true plant, not the similar Microsorum fortunei, which is always sold under this name. Hailing from China, India, and Nepal, Lepisorus bicolor can be found from 3,000' 10,000' elevation. The 15" long x 2" wide plastic feeling upright, glossy evergreen leaves emerge from a slowly spreading rhizome, eventually forming a 2 3' wide patch in the woodland garden. The distinguishing spore pattern only extends from