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Photo by taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC
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Photo by JLBG taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC
Bommeria hispida 'Gila Dwarf'
Gila Dwarf Copper Fern
This plant is not currently for sale. This is an archive page preserved for informational use.
Shop Available BommeriaItem #: 10003
Zones: 7b to 9b, at least
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 2" tall
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Bommeria hispida (copper fern) is a dwarf evergreen fern native to the desert Southwest (Arizona to west Texas) that few people have grown. Copper fern has proven quite easy to grow in our sunny rock garden alongside agaves and cacti. This slowly spreading dwarf tops out at 2" tall, with 2" wide, hand-shaped, fuzzy green leaves atop short, wiry black stems. As you can imagine from its desert origin, Bommeria hispida is quite drought tolerant. Bommeria hispida 'Gila Dwarf' is propagated from our 2004 collection from Gila County, Arizona...taking years to build up enough to share.
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Genus: Bommeria
Leaf Color: Green
Garden Themes: Cottage Garden Plants , Fairy Garden Plants , Gnome Gardens , Living Wall , Rock Garden Plants , Southwest Garden Plants
Other: Deer Resistant Plants , Drought Tolerant Plants , Dwarf Plants , Groundcovers , North American Native Plants , Plant Delights Introductions , Texas Native Plants , Xeriscaping Plants , United States Native Plants