Pyrrosia lingua Alabama Gold Rohdea Thanks to plantsman Ted Stephens

Thanks to plantsman Ted Stephens for sharing this cast iron plant he picked up from a Japanese nursery

rich purple

starting for us in February

slow-growing form of the sterile pre-Columbian hybrid century plant (Agave palmeri x Agave vivipara)

so we recommend planting it near a good support structure

Pyrrosia lingua Alabama Gold Rohdea Thanks to plantsman Ted StephensPyrrosia lingua 'Alabama Gold', was shared by Alabama plantsman, Hayes Jackson, who found it for sale at a local garden center. Pyrrosia 'Alabama Gold' creeps via pencil lead sized rhizomes that lay on the ground or any solid surface. Emerging from the rhizome are 10" long, thumb shaped leaves with a leathery texture. The green leaves are flushed gold when grown where it receives open shade or morning sun. Pyrrosia 'Alabama Gold' should form a 2' wide