Myriopteris lanosa Mighty Tidy Peru Good drainage is a key

Good drainage is a key to success

The ornamental value of the foliage of this species and other Amsonia species ends once it turns brown

The flowers that top the stalk are the typical rosy-purple

Imagine a king with that many petticoats and without a wife

Myriopteris lanosa Mighty Tidy Peru Good drainage is a key(aka: Myriopteris lanosa) Cheilanthes 'Mighty Tidy', a 2012 Plant Delights JLBG introduction is a splendid dwarf form of our native Cheilanthes lanosa that popped up here as a sporeling. In our full sun rock garden, it has made a compact clump to 6" tall x 1' wide. Each frond of this deer resistant dryland fern is dramatically smaller and narrower than is typical for Cheilanthes lanosa. Well drained soils are a must for Cheilanthes lanosa to thrive.