Pteris wallichiana Hualien Giant Thailand Purple shamrock is a dynamite

Purple shamrock is a dynamite plant to blend into the perennial border or woodland garden

The fronds first emerge upright

soon evolving into a 20" ladder of green

Our 2' tall x 4' wide clump is composed of glossy

as well as being the only species that doesn't require a winter chilling period

Pteris wallichiana Hualien Giant Thailand Purple shamrock is a dynamitePteris wallichiana 'Hualien Giant' was one of the most impressive ferns we encountered on our 2008 expedition to Taiwan. At this 7,900' elevation site in Hualien County, Pteris wallichiana made dramatic, tropical looking, 8' tall specimens with bizarrely branching fronds. Pteris wallichiana 'Hualien Giant', a 2014 Plant Delights JLBG introduction, has been winter hardy in our zone 7b garden since 2009, where it only reaches 4' tall. Pteris wallichiana