Pyrrosia - the handsome hardy evergreen tongue ferns (perfect for baskets!)

[@timmillan6701]

My absolute favorite fern genus. I grow them in coco fiber baskets and bring them in when temperatures drop below about 22/24f. Some of them are pretty large now, and next spring I will definitely divide them and put some divisions in the stump garden that I made specifically for them. I have always been afraid that I would lose them outside permanently- but this video has convinced me to try it. Of course, I will retain in baskets a large division of each of my 14 varieties in case of any unexpected weather catastrophe here in the PNW

[@Plantdelights]

They are definitely hardy to at least 10F in our experience. A stump garden sounds like a great environment for them!

[@timgarner1957]

That would be cool..on a board mount

[@jul7673]

What’s the best liner for these type baskets? Coir allows the fern to grow out the bottom, but the birds (or squirrels?) tear it to shreds

[@Plantdelights]

You could add a layer of burlap to protect the coco fiber, or lay out bits of pine bark. Any material that allows the basket to drain and serves as a substrate for the roots will work.

[@LinusCello75]

I have these in a basket with an undescribed rhizomatous begonia (Begonia sp. DJHC 98234 from Far Reaches). So far the Pyrrosia haven’t grown through the bottom coir liner.

[@timmillan6701]

They will. It looks really cool when they do, but come division time you really have to tear them up. Luckily, that usually takes years before being necessary. I actually have an “Eboshi” in a 20” wire basket ( 28+ plant overall )that has grown through everywhere , including the bottom to the point that no basket is visible. It is about 8 years old and the most beautiful thing I could imagine