Polystichum tripteron Pinellia with thick cardboard-like leaves that

with thick cardboard-like leaves that resemble giant hands

creamy pink backs and green inside

I'd grow this species for the leaves alone

and deep shade is a no-no

each topped with a large wine-red spathe with dramatic white striping

Polystichum tripteron Pinellia with thick cardboard-like leaves thatPolystichum tripteron is one of our most admired and requested ferns, but unfortunately one that is always in short supply. This robust clump former hails from moist mountain woodlands in China, Japan, and Korea. In the garden, Trifid sword fern forms an attractive, 2' wide, deciduous clump of medium green fronds. The basal pair of pinnae (fern leaflets) got carried away and grew much longer than the other pinnae resulting in unusual fronds that look