Family : Pteridaceae.

 Himalayan maidenhair.

The branching rhizome is creeping, bearing a colony of elegant evergreen fronds. In spring, the young fronds are pink-coloured. Although slow to establish, once it has, it will grow to form large clumps. It is a beautiful and easy ground-cover. Give it humus in a moist acidic or alkaline soil in light shade. The mature fronds can be used as cut foliage in flowers arrangements. Evergreen. Height : 25cm. Hardiness : -25°C.