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A fabulous form of the species found in Cornwall. I have wanted it for a long time when suddenly I was given a piece by a friend
and delight knew no bounds. It has grown well in the greenhouse and I am planning to split it to spread the risk (though it has shown no winter damage so far). The name means "from Cornwall" so I assume it derives from the Cornish population but I haven't found out anything more about it. The plant came originally from Fernatix. A Flora of Cornwall says: "Native and Introduced. Maidenhair Fern is native on moist, crumbling, sometimes tufa-encrusted, sea cliffs, as well as the walls of sea caves and adits, such as Carbis Bay and Pentire Head. It is also considered native in a railway cutting along to river Camel. At most other habitats it is an introduction, such as on mortared walls in towns like Penzance, Helston, and St. Ives, as well as the underside of a railway bridge in Truro and a lime kiln at Cothele. It was first reported near St. Ives in a letter dated 22.09.1700 written by E. Lhwyd. " |
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