Pteris multifida Korean Petticoat Abutilon starting in early July (NC)

starting in early July (NC) with 3' tall spikes that end in a terminal cluster of 9-11 large

Emerging in February and March

xAmarcrinum makes a superb potted specimen

FYI: Bob Olson of Minnesota is the past president of the American Hosta Society

who realized it was a hybrid and named it after Warley Place

Pteris multifida Korean Petticoat Abutilon starting in early July (NC)I first saw this delightful crested form of the easy to grow Pteris cretica in 2006 at Harriet and Wade Mahlke's Alabama garden. Wade found the fern growing in the forest near Gyeong Ju, South Korea during a 1997 visit, and was able to gather spores. His find closely resembles the widely cultivated Pteris 'Wilsonii', but has been winter hardy here since 2007, so we have assigned it the cultivar name Pteris 'Korean Petticoat' and it became a 2013 Plant