Adiantum caudatum Roys Runner Indonesia colchicum) from Germany's Heinz Klose

colchicum) from Germany's Heinz Klose

Sitting just above the foliage is a plump stalk of flowers that resembles a miniature pineapple

then topped with creamy white

to 1" tall x 6" wide

glaucous-green foliage

Adiantum caudatum Roys Runner Indonesia colchicum) from Germany's Heinz KloseThis particularly winter hardy form of the widespread (India to Indonesia) walking maidenhair fern was shared in 2012 by plantsman Roy Works, after we admired it in his former Tampa, Florida garden. Although Adiantum caudatum emerges late here after a hard winter, it is evergreen in milder climates. Our plants have survived 7 degrees F, to form a 5' wide patch in 5 years. The 1. 5" wide x 2' long arching fronds, which emerge pink in spring, root into