Woodwardia prolifera Mama Mia Plant Delights Creations and Discoveries velvety bananas

velvety bananas

This little-known obscure Chinese native butterfly bush species has shiny green leaves

but the only one that has up-facing open flowers (like Tricyrtis flava) instead of the bell-like flowers of Tricyrtis ishiana and Tricyrtis macrantha

so this may be much hardier that we expected

Woodwardia prolifera Mama Mia Plant Delights Creations and Discoveries velvety bananas(aka: Woodwardia orientalis var. prolifera) Woodwardia prolifera is a large evergreen fern that's perfect for adding a touch of the tropics to your temperate garden. Hailing from Japan and China, Woodwardia prolifera can be found growing wild on moist hillsides. Although slow to reach mature size, Woodwardia prolifera will eventually reach 4' tall x 6' wide when happy, so leave some room or keep your fern depressed. When Woodwardia prolifera matures,