Athyrium sheareri 2a This first known disporopsis hybrid

This first known disporopsis hybrid occurred right under our noses here at JLBG and was discovered by our staff taxonomist

waxy foliage

It will succeed in bright shade or part day sun areas

We have added a cultivar name to this pass-along clone

Athyrium sheareri 2a This first known disporopsis hybrid(aka: Anisocampium sheareri) Athyrium sheareri is a dynamite, but little known groundcover fern, originally shared with us by fern guru and author, the late John Mickel, from his spore collection in Japan. This very slow spreader with scrumptious black green foliage, hails from valley and streamsides to 6,000' elevation in China, Japan, and Korea. Genetically, Athyrium sheareri is fascinating since it is an apomictic triploid (three times the normal