Thelypteris beddomei Korean Traveler Comptonia 5" diameter fruit

5" diameter fruit

If the flowers form on the purple leaf side

the most spectacular ginger in our garden is still an old hybrid from India

it looks like a purple dust-ruffle on top of a short pedestal

have you watched enough Sci-Fi Channel to get the picture

Thelypteris beddomei Korean Traveler Comptonia 5" diameter fruit(aka: Amauropelta beddomei) Thelypteris beddomei is the Asian equivalent of the US native, Thelypteris noveboracensis. This marvelous, deciduous, deer resistant fern makes an elegant groundcover to 6' wide in 4 years, admired by large numbers of our garden visitors. The 18" tall x 3" wide, finely cut, light green fronds are held upright on the creeping rhizomes. Our 2005 Plant Delights JLBG introduction of Thelypteris beddomei 'Korean Traveler' is