Thelypteris ovata var lindheimeri Austin City Limits 8b Long rhizomes can be cut

Long rhizomes can be cut into shorter sections each several inches long

where it makes a very attractive deer-resistant patch (5' wide in 5 years) of thick

If you like Hosta plantaginea

starting in early September

For best hardiness in marginal zones

Thelypteris ovata var lindheimeri Austin City Limits 8b Long rhizomes can be cut(aka: Thelypteris normalis A2T 025, Pelazoneuron ovatum var. lindheimeri) Thelypteris ovata var. lindheimeri 'Austin City Limits' is a wonderful but virtually unknown deciduous fern, closely related to the better known Thelypteris kunthii. In 2000, Texas plantsman garden writer Scott Ogden took me to a road cut in Comal County, Texas (about 40 minutes south of the Austin city limits), where this tough fern was growing quite well in a sunny site among