Pteris wallichiana Taoshan Trail Cynara giant flower heads adorn the

giant flower heads adorn the top of the plant during the late spring and summer

this easy-to-grow perennial forms 2' tall x 2' wide clumps of upright stems

in our trials

we have found it equally adaptable in dry sand in full sun on unirrigated banks

since adonis are dormant by June

Pteris wallichiana Taoshan Trail Cynara giant flower heads adorn thePteris wallichiana 'Taoshan Trail' is our second spore grown selection from our 2008 botanizing trip to Taiwan. The giant 8' tall, branched ferns grew at 6,200' elevation underneath giant Taiwania cryptomerioides, along the trail as we hiked toward the Taoshan Waterfall. In the garden, Pteris wallichiana grows best in average to moist, rich, organic soils.