LAUA’E IKI PP11230

Description

Laua'e iki is an ornamental fern, Microsorium scolopendrium, of the family Polypodiaceae. Laua'e iki is primarily cultivated for use as ground cover, particularly in tropical regions such as Hawai'i. The cultivar is in fact a dwarf wherein all of the usual elements of the known, standard (wild type) Laua'e fern are present but, with the exceptions of spore clusters and roots, are on a dwarf scale. Proportionally reduced or dwarfed to about 1/2 to 2/3 normal size are the leaves, stems and rhizomes.

It is an attractive fern with very large number of small, juvenile, lanceolate leaves growing much closer together than is characteristic for M. scolopendrium, and they are beautifully dark and glossy green.

Laua'e Iki' is genetically stable, and is neither common nor a recognized variant of the source plant, M. scolopendrium. Due to its smaller size, it is expected that `Laua'e Iki` will be greatly preferred over the standard (wild type) Laua'e plant for use as ornamental ground cover.
This variety is patented!