Pteris wallichiana Hualien Giant Plants that Attract Birds 200' in the Bolivian Andes

200' in the Bolivian Andes into the edge of Peru

These spent stems will most often remain alive for the rest of the growing season

This wonderful deer-resistant groundcover forms 6" wide rosettes of shiny green leaves connected by short above-ground stolons

Epimedium 'Songbirds'

knitting needle-like leaves that are stiff and delightfully painful

Pteris wallichiana Hualien Giant Plants that Attract Birds 200' in the Bolivian AndesPteris wallichiana 'Hualien Giant' was one of the most impressive ferns we encountered on our 2008 expedition to Taiwan. At this 7,900' elevation site in Hualien County, Pteris wallichiana made dramatic, tropical looking, 8' tall specimens with bizarrely branching fronds. Pteris wallichiana 'Hualien Giant', a 2014 Plant Delights JLBG introduction, has been winter hardy in our zone 7b garden since 2009, where it only reaches 4' tall. Pteris wallichiana