Neolepisorus truncatus 'Lemon Lime'
Lemon Lime Chinese Tiger-striped Fern
Item #: 9792
Zones: 8a to 11
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 8" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: China, Vietnam
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
(aka: Neolepisorus ovatus f. truncatus) Neolepisorus truncatus 'Lemon Lime' is a 2021 Plant Delights/JLBG introduction of our selection of a treasured and truly unique epiphytic fern that we brought in from China in 2006. Neolepisorus truncatus hails from limestone cliffs around 5,000' elevation in southern China (Guangxi, Guizhou) and north Vietnam. In the garden, Neolepisorus truncatus makes a slow-spreading...and I mean S-L-O-W, evergreen groundcover. The stiff rhizome grows horizontally just below the soil surface, giving rise to 8" tall, thick leathery leaves every few inches that look like a tongue after licking a green and yellow striped popsicle...quite surreal. It's taken us well over a decade to build up enough stock to finally share. Where it isn't reliably winter hardy (north of Zone 8), Neolepisorus truncatus 'Lemon Lime' makes a superb container/hanging basket specimen.
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Other Attributes
Genus: Neolepisorus
Leaf Color: Green , Variegated
Container Role: Spillers
Garden Themes: Living Wall , Rock Garden Plants
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