Thelypteris kunthii Salvia it flowers from late spring

it flowers from late spring into mid-summer

The 12" wide clump is topped with ugly lavender flowers in midsummer

In our garden

strap-like foliage emerges to produce energy for next year's flowers

Plant dwarf mondo on 6-12" centers for a wonderful evergreen groundcover

Thelypteris kunthii Salvia it flowers from late spring(aka: Pelazoneuron kunthii, Thelypteris normalis) The robust Thelypteris kunthii is one of our favorite Southeast US native ferns and certainly one of the most durable ferns we grow. Native to swamps and streambanks from SC west to Texas, the large, light green triangular fronds of abundant maiden fern are produced all summer, and contrast nicely with the near white stipes (stems) that support them. The slowly rhizomatous, deer resistant, winter