Pyrrosia polydactyla ‘Middle Finger’ is an excellent clone of the Taiwanese native five-fingered tongue fern with an exceptionally long middle pinnae. Quite a few nurseries, especially in the Pacific Northwest, offer this as another clumping, but uniquely different species, Pyrrosia hastata. In the garden, it’s quite at home in dry shade, especially happy growing on a slope in average to dry soils. Where it isn’t winter hardy, it would make a great house plant or hanging basket. Perhaps Pyrrosia ‘Middle Finger’ would make a great gift for your favorite boss. Hardiness is Zone 7b-10b.
Hi Tony,
a really nice fern new to me! We do grow two Polypodiums with a longer middle-finger: european P. cambricum ‘Macrostachyon’ and US native P. glycyrrhiza ‘Longicaudatum’ but our ultimate plant for selected people is a single fruit of Citrus medica ‘Digitata’ / ‘Buddhas Hand’ we had a few years ago here at our kitchenwindow. Its a real pic and plant not an AI generated one!
I really like to share the pic with you and your friends but please do not take it personally 🙂
Best wishes from Bonn/Germany Michael
Love it