Cyrtomium lonchitoides Polianthes Helleborus 'Anna's Red' forms a

Helleborus 'Anna's Red' forms a 15" tall x 2' wide clump of dark green

near the Red River (just west of Folsom)

edged in a narrow green band

but splendid

Cyrtomium lonchitoides Polianthes Helleborus 'Anna's Red' forms a(aka: Polystichum lonchitoides) Cyrtomium lonchitoides is a little known holly fern that hails from forests between 4,000' and 8,500' elevation in the Chinese provinces of Gansu, Guangxi, Guizhou, Henan, Sichuan, Xizang, and Yunnan. For us, Cyrtomium lonchitoides has developed into a lovely compact evergreen fern to 1' tall x 2' wide in our woodland garden. Well drained soils are best since Cyrtomium lonchitoides often grows in the wild as a