Dryopteris pseudofilix mas Rhapidophyllum (syn: Cypella plumbea) Cypella coelestis

(syn: Cypella plumbea) Cypella coelestis is a little-known but highly prized South American bulb

Visitors who see this plant in flower have a quick attitude adjustment about lespedezas

topped in early fall with stunning plumes of reddish purple

some morning sun or high

boreale matures

Dryopteris pseudofilix mas Rhapidophyllum (syn: Cypella plumbea) Cypella coelestisAccording to the late fern guru Dr. John Mickel, Dryopteris pseudofilix mas is truly a great, easy to grow garden fern. Similar to Dryopteris wallichiana but larger and more welcoming of heat and humidity, Dryopteris pseudofilix mas hails from the high, moist, mountain forests in Mexico and Guatemala where it's quite rare. Unlike most other male ferns, the Mexican male fern continues to produce new fronds all season instead of just a single spring