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A species from the mountains of Mexico and Costa Rica. Close to W. fimbriata, differing in the details of the frond shape.
Woodwardia suffer from an uncertainty over naming in cultivation and I certainly don't have the knowledge or the talent to add anything useful
to the debate. This is the name I got it under, this is the name I am using. Tim Pyner says: "This species is closely related to W. fimbriata. It is native to mountainous areas of Central America from north Mexico south to Costa Rica. It differs from W. fimbriata in frond shape, being widest near the base, the spreading frond posture, absence of yellow glands, and presence of small, dissected scales on the frond lower surface. It is apparently cultivated in North America but is rarely mentioned in British literature. However, Rickard mentions growing a plant that survived many years in central England." Far Reaches Farm say: "Sporelings of the Mexican Chain Fern originally introduced from the mountains near Oaxaca. A rarely seen beautiful species surviving many years in a Seattle garden. The same garden has a glorious container of this which overwinters frost-free in the sunroom where it not only survives but thrives. Thanks to Jeanette Kunnen for sharing. These are young plants but if we wait, they will all be sold here at the nursery and they need to get out into broader distribution. Just a few." |
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| 29th June 2017 | ||
