ha: vigorous, more upright than species typical
ch: USDA 6 - hardier - most clones are USDA 7 or so

lt: fronds with elongated, finger-like lobes.

ha: compact, dwarf
lt: fronds drooping, lobes quite incised

lt: pinnae narrowly triangular
ch: more cold hardy

ht: 12 in. tall x 24 in. wide (5 years, Raleigh NC trails Plant Delights Nursery)
ch: USDA 7
lu: heat tolerant
so, or: Tony Avent, Plant Delights Nursery (Fall Catalog 2005: 6, with color photo), collected in 2000 in Edwards Plateau, TX near Rock Springs, Coll# A2T-034

lt: fronds much incised and highly reduced in width, pinnae twisted

lc: new growth bronze - species is more silvery pink

ns: one common name of this species is "rosy maidenhair fern". We have no evidence that
ns: this name represents a distinct clone of the species which has rosy or silvery-pink new fronds.
ns: this name is often used to separate it from 'Bronze Venus' or to list it among clones in the genus.

ha: dwarf, compact

lt: fronds more drooping.

ha: compact, pinnae small and congested
lc: pinnae blue-green

lc: new growth pink to red, later a dark green

lt: pinnae more deeply incised

lc: new growth bright yellow-green, showy
or: found by Miss Sharples of England. Named by her friend Reginald Kaye.
so: Roslyn Nursery

ha: dense, compact

ha: dwarf, compact

ht: 6-8 in.
ha: dwarf
ll: fronds to 10cm long - much shorter than var. pedatum
lc: fronds blue-green

ns: older cultivar and parent of the improved 'Goldelse'

ha: strong grower, Graf says "firm"
ls: fronds long-stalked
lu: proven for cut foliage

ha: strong, dense
ll: frond to 20 in. long
lt: 3-4 pinnate, leaflets overlapping, veins run into the sinus.
lc: light green with steel blue sheen
or: Switzerland

ha: vigorous, more compact than 'Elegans'
ls: very fine texture
lc: reddish new growth becomes yellowish green. It is not gold.
prop: sterile
lu: used for both pot production and cut foliage

ha: strong, vigorous, larger than even 'Matador'
ll: fronds larger than species typical
lu: strong durable foliage useful for the cut foliage trade

ha: compact, dense
lc: light green
lt: fronds delta-shaped, hard

ha: robust, very strong
lc: fronds dark green
lt: 2-3 pinnate
prop: spores not viable
lu: popular in the foliage trade for its strength and durability
or: clone of the older 'Fragrantissimum'

ha: vigorous, larger growing
lc: dark green
lu: used for the foliage trade
or: Graf states it is probably a hybrid of 'Fragrantissimum'

ha: made of dense, recurving fronds in beautiful sprays
lw: leaflets 0.25-0.40 in. wide
lc: bright green, a nice color
lt: young fronds toothed, often overlapping, with veins running into the sinuses
or: known in San Francisco since about 1958. Graf says it is claimed to be a sport of 'Pacific Maid'
or: but it may in fact ve a clone of 'Fritz-Luethii' from Swiss spore.

lc: compact
lc: satin green
lt: 2-3 pinnate, "pinnae stiffly set in stages above each other" (Graf, Exotica), leaflets larger than
lt: normal.
or: named for its use in San Francisco on the Pacific. Graf says "Peru".

ns: a listed name in several tissue culture labs. No description available yet.

ns: a listed name for a superior clone.

ns: a listed name for a superior clone.

ht: 24 in. tall
ha: arching fronds, clump-forming
ld: deciduous
lc: bright green pinnae, black stipes
ch: USDA 7b
so, or: Plant Delights Nursery (2006 Spring Sales Catalog: 12, with color photo), their own introduction from 3500 ft. in Tucuman Provence, Argentina