Pteris wallichiana Hualien Giant Plants that Attract Birds This ginger lily forms a

This ginger lily forms a clump of 4-5' tall stalks

5" long x 1

Starting in late March (NC)

knitting needle-like leaves that are stiff and delightfully painful

be sure to mark your clumps while they are in foliage to keep from losing track of them while they are dormant

Pteris wallichiana Hualien Giant Plants that Attract Birds This ginger lily forms aPteris wallichiana 'Hualien Giant' was one of the most impressive ferns we encountered on our 2008 expedition to Taiwan. At this 7,900' elevation site in Hualien County, Pteris wallichiana made dramatic, tropical looking, 8' tall specimens with bizarrely branching fronds. Pteris wallichiana 'Hualien Giant', a 2014 Plant Delights JLBG introduction, has been winter hardy in our zone 7b garden since 2009, where it only reaches 4' tall. Pteris wallichiana