Peltandra virginica Japan this deciduous native fern unfurls

this deciduous native fern unfurls for a true Kodak moment

Natural Impacts:

When brushed or crushed

it is amazingly tolerant of a wide range of garden soil conditions

When I first saw Iris laevigata 'Variegata' many years ago in the famed garden of Pennsylvania's Charles Cresson

Peltandra virginica Japan this deciduous native fern unfurlsPeltandra virginica is an easy to grow bog and stream native that occurs naturally from Minnesota south to Florida, but is strangely absent from most American gardens. Peltandra virginica resembles a 3' tall xanthosoma type elephant ear. The 18" tall stems are topped with shiny green, arrowhead shaped leaves. In late spring, the clumps bear greenish white spathe and spadix flowers, followed by green seed pods that bend toward the ground as the berries