Pteris
Brake
Polypodiaceae
Ferns
Native to the subtropics and tropics, Pteris includes many small evergreens that are usedin dish gardens, but those thatfollow are large enough for landscape use.
Easy to grow. Reaches 2 1/2 ft. high and 2 ft. wide, with thin fronds and long, narrow leaflets. Can naturalize in Southern California. Numerousvarieties available, some with forked or crested fronds, others variegated. ‘Albolineata’ (P. c. albolineata, P. nipponica) has a broad white band down the center of each leaflet. ‘Mayi’ is like ‘Albolineata’ but with crested tips.
Felicia
Daisy relatives, typically with blue flowers; native to South Africa. Though more than 80 species are ...
Garrya
Grown mainly for their pendulous male and female catkins, which appear on separate plants; male catkin...
Habranthus
Native from Texas to Argentina, where these bulbous perennials sprout and flower almost immediately af...
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