Thelypteris kunthii Part Sun to Light Shade a nitrogen fixer as well

a nitrogen fixer as well as a larval host for a wide range of moths and butterflies

since it was first introduced in 1864

This is the largest of the blue hostas

With leaves that look and feel more like a cow's tongue

topped with chrome-yellow flowers throughout the summer

Thelypteris kunthii Part Sun to Light Shade a nitrogen fixer as well(aka: Pelazoneuron kunthii, Thelypteris normalis) The robust Thelypteris kunthii is one of our favorite Southeast US native ferns and certainly one of the most durable ferns we grow. Native to swamps and streambanks from SC west to Texas, the large, light green triangular fronds of abundant maiden fern are produced all summer, and contrast nicely with the near white stipes (stems) that support them. The slowly rhizomatous, deer resistant, winter