Aspidistra omeiensis Come Pleated Stokesia The clumps are topped with

The clumps are topped with 13" scapes of light lavender flowers in early summer

In cultivation

we have a sport of the ever-popular H

are each bordered with a heavy white speckling that often finds its way into the center of the leaf

At the top of each petiole sits a radial leaf resembling a miniature palm tree

Aspidistra omeiensis Come Pleated Stokesia The clumps are topped withIn 2004, we obtained this rare Chinese native cast iron plant with no species name. When it finally flowered, it turned out to be the little known Aspidistra omeiensis, a species from 2,000' 3,500' elevation in Sichuan China, that was only named in 1981. Aspidistra omeiensis has 2' tall x 1" wide, heavily pleated dark evergreen leaves that arch outward to form an 18" tall x 2' wide clump. Aspidistra omeiensis has been great in our woodland garden