Adiantum caudatum Roys Runner 4a whose foliage topped out above

whose foliage topped out above waist high

shiny green leaves which emerge in spring with a dazzling

topped in spring with 10" tall flower spikes with pendant

creamy yellow flowers that take on a pink cast as they age

rigid leaves are tipped with ridiculously long papery spines

Adiantum caudatum Roys Runner 4a whose foliage topped out aboveThis particularly winter hardy form of the widespread (India to Indonesia) walking maidenhair fern was shared in 2012 by plantsman Roy Works, after we admired it in his former Tampa, Florida garden. Although Adiantum caudatum emerges late here after a hard winter, it is evergreen in milder climates. Our plants have survived 7 degrees F, to form a 5' wide patch in 5 years. The 1. 5" wide x 2' long arching fronds, which emerge pink in spring, root into