Astrolepis windhamii Rhapidophyllum with a very unusual center

with a very unusual center variegation pattern of butterscotch

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Individual stems have a two year life span

Adiantum venustum is a superb

with 2' tall stalks of 12-15 deep pink

Astrolepis windhamii Rhapidophyllum with a very unusual center(syn: Notholaena windhamii) Astrolepis windhamii is a recently described apogamous (sexually self actualized) species of desert fern thought to have speciated from a horticultural mnage trois between Astrolepis cochisensis, Astrolepis sinuata, and a third party yet to be named. Astrolepis windhamii occurs in both alkaline and acidic soils, up to 5,500' elevation from West Texas west through Arizona. Astrolepis windhamii resembles Astrolepis sinuata