Athyrium sheareri Platycladus Our 2006 introduction is propagated

Our 2006 introduction is propagated from our original collection from Brunswick County

This is a superb selection that

we planted several seedlings here at the garden

We have also seen Ensete maurelii used in large summer containers with great effect

We’ll start from the ground up with soil preparation

Athyrium sheareri Platycladus Our 2006 introduction is propagated(aka: Anisocampium sheareri) Athyrium sheareri is a dynamite, but little known groundcover fern, originally shared with us by fern guru and author, the late John Mickel, from his spore collection in Japan. This very slow spreader with scrumptious black green foliage, hails from valley and streamsides to 6,000' elevation in China, Japan, and Korea. Genetically, Athyrium sheareri is fascinating since it is an apomictic triploid (three times the normal