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A really splendid compact leafy form. Over the years I have seen a number of different plants wearing this name, but they have all been good, so perhaps it doesn't matter. I don't think I have ever grown it this large before - it has a dwarfish charm as a juvenile. As it gets bigger, the dense foliage ripples like a malevolent jellyfish in the Australian surf. After a severe winter in the greenhouse, I am surprised at how well it has survived - I was expecting it to be among the casualties. In 2003 Deep Roots Nursery said: "One of the most stunning of the 'easy to grow Maidenhairs'. New growth is light green and really gives the plant a strong two-toned appearance, Fronds are very congested and orderly, making the new growth look as if it is almost overlapping the older growth. The plants look great in smaller pots on the patio, but really do their best in a 14inch basket or 12inch pot. As said abone, remarkably hardy for the species." Sue Olsen says: "'Fritz Luth' (often in the trade as 'Fritz Luthi' is an old cultivar with elongate, triangular, tripinnate upright fronds of just under 2ft (60cm). The stipes are one-half of the frond length. Overlapping, horizontal pinnae are also elongate with one to two fertile segmental sori per pinnule." |
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