Astrolepis windhamii Lepisorus simply cut the plant to

simply cut the plant to the ground

the flower stalks grow rapidly from the woody underground base to 3' in length

Our oldest garden plant

and marginal wetlands

This is a stunning hosta that first caught my eye in Hans Hansen's Minnesota garden

Astrolepis windhamii Lepisorus simply cut the plant to(syn: Notholaena windhamii) Astrolepis windhamii is a recently described apogamous (sexually self actualized) species of desert fern thought to have speciated from a horticultural mnage trois between Astrolepis cochisensis, Astrolepis sinuata, and a third party yet to be named. Astrolepis windhamii occurs in both alkaline and acidic soils, up to 5,500' elevation from West Texas west through Arizona. Astrolepis windhamii resembles Astrolepis sinuata