Family : Polypodiaceae.

Epiphytic and epilithic fern. The rhizome is slender, scaly, branching and long-creeping. The evergreen fronds are dimorphic, entire, upright, thick textured. Sterile fronds are elliptic, 2 to 3cm long. Fertile fronds are lanceolate and longer.The underside is densely coated with white, then cinnamon scales. The top is covered with thin hair. Slow growing fern for rockeries, in light shade or sun, in container in a good-draining mix, inside. Height : 2 to 5cm. Hardiness : -15°C.

Family : Polypodiaceae.

Epiphytic and epilithic fern. The rhizome is slender, scaly, branching and long-creeping. The evergreen fronds are lanceolate, entire, upright, thick textured and coriaceous. The underside is densely coated with white scales, then cinnamon or tan at maturity. The top is covered with thin hair. Rachis and veins are brown. The fertile fronds are a little taller than the sterile ones. Slow growing fern for cool rockeries, in bright shade, or in container in a good-draining mix, inside. Height : 25cm. Hardiness : -15°C.

Family : Polypodiaceae.

Synonyme : Pyrrosia lingua 'Variegata'

 This cultivar differs from the species by its wide and thick, yelllow streaking fronds. The margins are irregularly lobate. The underside is coated with white scales, then cinnamon or tan at maturity. The rhizome is creeping. This slow growing fern needs a well-drained mix in a container, in a rockery, or inside, in light shade ort in sun to keep its colors. Evergreen. Height : 30cm. Hardiness : -15°C.

Family: Polypodiaceae.

Epiphytic fern and epilith with fine, creeping, and scaly rhizomes with a diameter of 2 to 3 mm. In its natural environment it grows on limestone rocks or in the herbaceous layer of high-altitude forests. Monoformic persistent fronds, entire, thick and leathery, dark green with black stripes on the veins. Special feature: the buds intended to survive spend the bad season buried in the ground (tropophytic plant). This beautiful slow-growing fern should be installed in light shade in the garden in a protected area in a draining substrate. Hardiness -6C°, height 20 to 30 cm high. Origin China (Guangxi, Guizhou and Sichuan).