Pleopeltis lepidopteris 'Morro dos Conventos' --Brazilian Hairy Sword Fern-- Size:1 quart round pot though similarly flavored

though similarly flavored

and used medicinally as an antioxidant and to help with digestive issues

Taller than some varieties

Has "tubercles" that mimic the appearance of agave leaves

mycorrhizae

Pleopeltis lepidopteris 'Morro dos Conventos' --Brazilian Hairy Sword Fern-- Size:1 quart round pot though similarly flavoredThis is a wonderful hardy fern for 8B rock gardens "lithophytic" means it prefers to grow across a rocky surface or a very sandy soil, spreading by surface rhizomes. Likes full sun to part shade especially in the worst of the summer heat, and frost hardy down to 7!. Fronds grow individually, up to 18" tall. New fronds will be silvery with fur, which gradually wears to reveal green on older leaves.