Dryopteris pseudofilix mas Iris Baptisia 'Purple Smoke' deserves a

Baptisia 'Purple Smoke' deserves a salute for pioneering the advances in the genus

(aka: Hippeastrum advenum

if there are two flower heads open at the same time for cross-pollination

the 2' wide clumps are topped with a splendid display of dark lavender buds

Dryopteris pseudofilix mas Iris Baptisia 'Purple Smoke' deserves aAccording to the late fern guru Dr. John Mickel, Dryopteris pseudofilix mas is truly a great, easy to grow garden fern. Similar to Dryopteris wallichiana but larger and more welcoming of heat and humidity, Dryopteris pseudofilix mas hails from the high, moist, mountain forests in Mexico and Guatemala where it's quite rare. Unlike most other male ferns, the Mexican male fern continues to produce new fronds all season instead of just a single spring