Chamaerops humilis Vulcano New Guinea Texas plantsman/garden writer Scott Ogden

Texas plantsman/garden writer Scott Ogden took me to a road cut in Comal County

The pinnules (fern leaflets) are also smaller than typical

We also find them incredibly valuable as winter evergreen groundcovers in woodland gardens which can often be quite drab in winter

This clone boasts large

This is another in the exciting new trend of clonally produced hellebores from tissue culture

Chamaerops humilis Vulcano New Guinea Texas plantsman/garden writer Scott OgdenChamaerops humilis 'Vulcano' is a new compact form of the European fan palm that's taking Europe by storm. Chamaerops humilis 'Vulcano' was discovered as a nursery variant in Sicily by Vivai Vulcano Nursery and subsequently named for the nearby island, Vulcano. Chamaerops 'Vulcano' appears to be a tetraploid form of European fan palm, having the characteristic shorter stiff foliage, slow growth and compactness associated with that tetraploidy