Botrypus virginianus Hardy Orchids pink and white tricolor turtleheads

pink and white tricolor turtleheads

'Golden Tiara' sports

which spread quite vigorously

for its unusual character

Botrypus virginianus Hardy Orchids pink and white tricolor turtleheads(aka: Botrychium virginianum) We have had a love affair with the native rattlesnake fern, Botrypus virginianus, and over the decades have found them very easy to grow in the garden. Sadly, they are almost impossible to propagate, and subsequently are rarely commercialized, despite being native in virtually every continental state (apologies to Utah and New Mexico). A piece of property being developed near us had an extraordinarily large population