Botrypus virginianus Hardy Orchids trunked specimen after 10 years

trunked specimen after 10 years of good growth

These are 4-5 year old flowering sized

for its unusual character

During decades of growing this outdoors

ground-hugging mat

Botrypus virginianus Hardy Orchids trunked specimen after 10 years(aka: Botrychium virginianum) We have had a love affair with the native rattlesnake fern, Botrypus virginianus, and over the decades have found them very easy to grow in the garden. Sadly, they are almost impossible to propagate, and subsequently are rarely commercialized, despite being native in virtually every continental state (apologies to Utah and New Mexico). A piece of property being developed near us had an extraordinarily large population