Bommeria hispida Gila Dwarf Gunnera yet few people have grown

yet few people have grown it in their gardens

the flowers do not hold up when cut

just watch out for hummingbird droppings

before disappearing in the heat of summer

) beneath the arching stems

Bommeria hispida Gila Dwarf Gunnera yet few people have grownBommeria hispida (copper fern) is a dwarf evergreen fern native to the desert Southwest (Arizona to west Texas) that few people have grown. Copper fern has proven quite easy to grow in our sunny rock garden alongside agaves and cacti. This slowly spreading dwarf tops out at 2" tall, with 2" wide, hand shaped, fuzzy green leaves atop short, wiry black stems. As you can imagine from its desert origin, Bommeria hispida is quite drought tolerant. Bommeria