Dryopteris clintoniana Primula or in a bog

or in a bog

starting for us in late August

and eventually named in his honor

Some is Hesperaloe chiangii

(aka: Disporum uniflorum) We first encountered this fairy bell in the wild in 1997 on Korea's Ulleung Island

Dryopteris clintoniana Primula or in a bogDryopteris x clintoniana, no relation to Bill and Hillary, is a little known naturally occurring fertile hexaploid (six sets of chromosomes) fern hybrid a cross of Dryopteris goldiana and Dryopteris cristata. Found in the wild in scattered locations from Canada south to Maryland, Dryopteris x clintoniana makes a 3' tall clump of dark green evergreen foliage. Anything from slightly moist to average woodland garden conditions will make your Dryopteris x