Showing posts with label southern shield fern. Show all posts
Showing posts with label southern shield fern. Show all posts

Sunday, June 22, 2008

Cool, Refreshing Ferns

Thelypteris kunthii or Southern Shield Fern is a deciduous favorite of mine. It has a grass green quality in the shade but also grows in the sun. It dies back with the cold and returns after the daffodils planted in the same area fade away the following season.


The daylily parade continues with

 Bella Lugosi



Ed Brown


and Wind Frills.




Right out in the open in the middle of the cul-de-sac, 


a fox suns herself.
All is well on this beautiful Sunday morning.

Sunday, September 23, 2007

Red Spider Lily



Since Lycoris radiata blooms with no foliage, planting among ferns is a great solution. It's foliage emerges after bloom and is present throughout the winter while the deciduous southern shield fern is absent.