• Image of Pyrrosia lingua 'Tosa Daio' taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC by JLBG
    Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC by JLBG

Pyrrosia lingua 'Tosa Daio'

Tosa Daio Tongue Fern

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Item #: 3356

Zones: 7b to 10b

Dormancy: Evergreen

Height: 7" tall

Culture: Light Shade

Origin: China, Japan, Taiwan

Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)


Pyrrosia 'Tosa Daio' is a superbly crested form of the evergreen Pyrrosia lingua from Japan. The 7" tall fronds are deeply cut, with crested tips that look as if they have been sheared. The new growth emerges very hairy, giving a stunning grey appearance to the foliage. Like all Pyrrosia lingua cultivars, it spreads epiphytically across both wood and rock, although when grown on a slope will also thrive in a well-drained soil. Where it isn't winter hardy, tongue ferns make great hanging baskets.