Pteris quadriaurita 'Tricolor'

 

Pteris quadriaurita 'Tricolor'

 

Pteris quadriaurita 'Tricolor', or Painted Brake Fern - a lovely evergreen fern for growing indoors in a shady spot. The neatly cut glossy fronds emerge a glowing red before changing to green as they mature

 

• Reaches 24 feet tall and wide.
• Rather coarsely divided fronds.
• Not as easy to grow as other species, but worth the effort for unusual coloring of varieties Pteris q.
• argyraea (P.
• argyraea), with green fronds heavily marked white, and 'Tricolor', with fronds marked white, green, and red.
• Protect from frost watch for slugs and snails.
• https://www.southernliving.com/plants/brake