Cyrtomium falcatum Plasticity Agave dotted liberally with green flecks

dotted liberally with green flecks

narrow green leaves have an unexpected twist as though the leaf were rolled inside a small tube

this century plant maxes out at 3' tall x 5' wide but

pure buff-salmon with rose throat markings

Cyrtomium falcatum Plasticity Agave dotted liberally with green flecksCyrtomium 'Plasticity' is a 2011 Plant Delights JLBG introduction of plant I spotted back in 2008, walking through the temperate house at the Missouri Botanic Garden. My eye was drawn to an obviously odd holly fern in the midst of a mass planting of Cyrtomium falcatum. Upon feeling up the foliage (still legal in Missouri at the time), it was obvious the ploidy (the number of chromosomes) was higher than normal. Instead of feeling like a normal holly