Description
semi-upright mound of narrow rippled foliage
east of Tucson
exposed hillsides in the Taitung Prefecture of southeastern Taiwan where this cycad calls home
the smaller Agave macroacantha
evergreen leaves of the Japanese sacred lily
Pyrrosia lingua Alabama Gold Asia Minor semi-upright mound of narrow rippledPyrrosia lingua 'Alabama Gold', was shared by Alabama plantsman, Hayes Jackson, who found it for sale at a local garden center. Pyrrosia 'Alabama Gold' creeps via pencil lead sized rhizomes that lay on the ground or any solid surface. Emerging from the rhizome are 10" long, thumb shaped leaves with a leathery texture. The green leaves are flushed gold when grown where it receives open shade or morning sun. Pyrrosia 'Alabama Gold' should form a 2' wide