Speirantha gardenii United States Native Plants topped with three green leaves

topped with three green leaves

Although this fern is evergreen

Very drought tolerant

As a soft-foliage contrast around bold textured plants

Speirantha gardenii United States Native Plants topped with three green leaves(aka: Speirantha convallarioides) Speirantha gardenii is a monotypic (all alone in its genus), closely related to the better known genera of rohdea, reineckia, and convallaria. In the wild Speirantha grows on hilly broadleaf forests up to 3,000' elevation in the Chinese provinces of Anhui, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, and Zhejiang. In the garden, our 10 year old clump has reached 3' in diameter. The evergreen 10" leaves radiate from a thick, slowly spreading