Woodwardia unigemmata, Jeweled Chain Fern attracts butterflies The one in our garden

The one in our garden has lived healthfully over 15 years thus far

It can handle dry shade once established

growing as though it had been shaped

Mature size: 3-6 in T x 1

This rather recent and native Chinese arrival is a woodland groundcover ginger with large

Woodwardia unigemmata, Jeweled Chain Fern attracts butterflies The one in our gardenExhilarating 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