Pyrrosia lingua Tachiba Koryu Ferns and Allies This 2013 clonal release from

This 2013 clonal release from the UK's RD Plants

which shares a native range of both North America and Europe

a nitrogen fixer as well as a larval host for a wide range of moths and butterflies

The upright pitchers appear a dusty orange with dramatic red veining toward the top of the pitcher and the outside of the cobra-like hood

and the Florida Panhandle

Pyrrosia lingua Tachiba Koryu Ferns and Allies This 2013 clonal release fromPyrrosia lingua 'Tachiba Koryu' is another of the many splendid Japanese selections of the Asian native tongue fern. The fronds emerge from a thin but stiff rhizome that runs just above the ground in most cases. The narrow, thick, leathery leaves are incredibly ruffled (like running your finger through a veggie shredder) and are held vertically above the rhizome. In well drained sites, especially when growing on the side of a hill, the evergreen