Woodwardia unigemmata, Jeweled Chain Fern attracts butterflies dusky purples

dusky purples

Low mounding form if left unstaked

it takes a few years to establish and then it will take off

Very early spring bright yellow small umbels cover this large shrub or small tree

particularly when prepared with two other Impatiens species

Woodwardia unigemmata, Jeweled Chain Fern attracts butterflies dusky purplesExhilarating copper pink to orange red new fronds become green, grand, and arching. They terminate in what's called a "gemma" (a new plant start), that upon touching the ground creates another plant. This is one intriguing, giant fern from China. Mature size: 3 ft T, 7 ft W; semi evergreen in the Pacific Northwest. Minimum temperature: 0 F