As winter progresses the fern turns to a deeper bronze with pink to red overtones. Get this one from a friend's garden with a ball of soil for it needs a second party present to feed. Orchids have fascinating foliage during winter months. Leaves form a basal rosette reaching around two inches. The downy foliage is a bright green in color with a white stripe down the midrib.
Shape is elliptical, heavily veined with a pleated appearance.
Color is a blackish-green having warty dark spots in between the pleats with a reverse side of rich purple. There is a bonus of blooms come August. One leaf emerges during autumn to show off over winter and into early spring. Larger than the Cranefly leaf, this one can reach six to seven inches. It is a dark dull green with light veins giving it a pleated and pinstriped effect.