Pyrrosia lingua Tachiba Koryu Eucalyptus China and not Japan

China and not Japan

Edgeworthia chrysantha is a superb early season nectar source for honeybees

Large purple blotches wove their way through the green leaves and into the flower stalks

pleated leaves emerge from each pseudobulb in early spring (April for us)

leaving the new vegetative growth

Pyrrosia lingua Tachiba Koryu Eucalyptus China and not JapanPyrrosia lingua 'Tachiba Koryu' is another of the many splendid Japanese selections of the Asian native tongue fern. The fronds emerge from a thin but stiff rhizome that runs just above the ground in most cases. The narrow, thick, leathery leaves are incredibly ruffled (like running your finger through a veggie shredder) and are held vertically above the rhizome. In well drained sites, especially when growing on the side of a hill, the evergreen