Pyrrosia lingua Tosa Daio Astrolepis has thrived in our heat

has thrived in our heat

This unique hybrid (H

which in situ grows as an epiphyte (a very clingy plant)

followed by large red "pears

Bobby Ward

Pyrrosia lingua Tosa Daio Astrolepis has thrived in our heatPyrrosia 'Tosa Daio' is a superbly crested form of the evergreen Pyrrosia lingua from Japan. The 7" tall fronds are deeply cut, with crested tips that look as if they have been sheared. The new growth emerges very hairy, giving a stunning grey appearance to the foliage. Like all Pyrrosia lingua cultivars, it spreads epiphytically across both wood and rock, although when grown on a slope will also thrive in a well drained soil. Where it isn't winter