Cheilanthes distans Bangladesh grey-green leaves of Canna 'Panache'

grey-green leaves of Canna 'Panache' adorn the upright stalks to 6'

and converging pointed white bands on the reverse

Crinum hildebrandtii resembles Crinum ligulatum

Jim Waddick

salmon-pink flowers

Cheilanthes distans Bangladesh grey-green leaves of Canna 'Panache'We have been very pleased with the ease of growing the xeric (likes it dry) fern, Cheilanthes distans, which hails from rocky outcrops in New Zealand and Australia. Cheilanthes distans is a charming dwarf dryland fern that forms a tight 6" tall, dense clump of stiff black stipes, each adorned with stiff, green, crinkly foliage. Cheilanthes distans is an easy to grow specimen for rock gardens and miniature railroads from zone 7b south, and in the North