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Aspidistra (Cast Iron Plant)
Aspidistra, or cast iron plant, has moved gracefully from the Victorian parlor to the modern home. It is a durable houseplant in a variety of beautiful forms.
The Japanese have been growing selections of Aspidistra for more than 300 years, but many of the old varieties have been lost, or have lost their correct names. We have been assembling a collection of classical Japanese varieties under their correct names, and very slowly have propagated enough to sell. Many of these have never before been offered for sale in the U.S. We are also offering species and selections from China and Southeast Asia.
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Aspidistra caespitosa 'Jade Ribbons'This is a tall species from China with long, very narrow dark shiny leaves. It is a different and attractive texture. Introduced from Chinaa by Dr. James Waddick. Oversized: counts as 2 plant units for shipping....
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Aspidistra elatior 'Akebono'This is a vigorous, tall-growing old Japanese cultivar with large, broad leaves with a yellow center stripe. Young plants sometimes have additional stripes but will settle down with age to a single center stripe. The name means "daybreak" in Japanese...
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Aspidistra elatior 'Asahi'An old familiar Japanese selection much used in flower arranging. Tall-growingwith broad leaves, frosted white at tips. Frosting sometimes disappears after dividing but will reappear as plant bulks up. The name means "sunrise". USDA Zones 7b-10. Over...
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Aspidistra elatior 'Goldfeather'New and dramatic tall-growing variety with leaves to 30" or more, fairly upright with somewhat narrow leaves. Each leaf has bold yellow-green stripes all through the leaves. Leaves also have a central stripe of the same color. This is the first of...
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Aspidistra elatior 'Goldspike'This tall-growing variety has relatively narrow leaves of medium green, with random stripes of yellow and sometimes a yellow central stripe as well. Vigorous. USDA Zones 7b-10. Oversized: counts as two plant units for shipping....
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Aspidistra elatior 'Hoshi Zora'I first encountered this old Japanese cultivar in Shinjuku Park in Tokyo, where it was growing in abundance. It is very large, to 3' or more, with broad leaves, sparingly but uniformly covered with tiny white spots. One of the heartiest selections a...
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Aspidistra elatior 'Mangetsu'This is an old and very rare traditional Japanese cultivar with tall, broad leaves. The deep green leaves are white-frosted with frosty white stripes. The white and green fade in and out in a uniquely beautiful way that is especially striking on new ...
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Aspidistra elatior 'Sekko Kan'We sold some of these as "frosted w/stripes"; now we know it is an old Japanese cultivar. It is tall and vigorous, and quite variable, with thin white and yellowish stripes and some frosting, especially near the apex of the leaf. Name means "white sn...
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Aspidistra elatior 'Stars and Stripes'A tall elatior selection with medium width leaves. The leaves show a combination of yellow-green stripes and white spots. USDA Zones 7b-10. Oversized: counts as 2 plant units for shipping....
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Aspidistra grandifloraThanks to Cedric Basset for identifying this plant for us. We were selling it as "Aspidistra sp. Vietnam" It is a big bold aspidistra from northern Vietnam, with medium green leaves covered with uniform light yellow spots. The 2.5" wide flowers bloom...
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Aspidistra linearifolia 'Leopard'New introduction from China by Dr. James Waddick. Very long narrow leaves, green with yellow spots. Vigorous. USDA Zones 7b-10. Oversized: counts as 2 plant units for shipping....
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Aspidistra lurida 'Amanogawa'In the West, any aspidistra with spots is likely to be called "Milky Way" or "Amanogawa". We sell the historically correct original Japanese cultivar which has both stripes and spots on the leaves. 'Amanogawa' means "milky way" galaxy in Japanese. US...
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Aspidistra lurida 'Fuji-no-mine'Old Japanese cultivar of medium size, with very dark green, upright leaves showing white variegation and edging on the leaf tips. Name means "crags on Mr. Fuji" in Japanese. USDA Zones 7b-10. Oversized: counts as 2 plant units for shipping....
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Aspidistra lurida 'Ginga'This old cultivar has yellowish spots and arching leaves. Name means "galaxy" in Japanese. USDA Zones 7b-10. Oversized: counts as 2 plant units for shipping....
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Aspidistra lurida 'Haku Sei Ryu'An old but rarely seen Japanese selection; its name means "white living dragon". It is a medium size plant to about a foot tall. The medium green leaves have some fuzzy white streaking and many white elongated dots and dashes on the leaves; the white...
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Aspidistra lurida 'Ippin Improved'The cultivar 'Ippin' is extremely variable, producing many sports of different sizes and variegation patterns. We have isolated a very vigorous, attractive form with mostly broad green leaves with bold cream/yellow stripes. The stripes are mostly br...
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Aspidistra sp. 'Singapore Sling'We first saw this beautiful plant in Singapore, then in Japan, and most recently in Thailand. We are not sure where in Southeast Asia this came from, but it is an especially beautiful form. The arching leaves grow to 2 feet long or a little more. The...
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Aspidistra sp. 'Yunnan Sunbeam'A selection from China with shiny spreading leaves with a splash of yellow in center. It is a creeping form, much different from other aspidistras. USDA Zones 8-10....
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Aspidistra tonkinensis 'Clouded Leopard'From southern China and Vietnam comes this new selection, notable for its long (12") petiole and long (12") leaf blade. The leaf blade is arching, very dark green with lots of cloudy light green spots. The flowers are large and showy. USDA Zones 8-11...
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Aspidistra typica 'Stargazey'This creeping Chinese variety, with leaves held horizontally, has a very different look. The leaf blades are slightly undulate, about 4 to 6 inches long, and the glossy leaf surface is covered with faint yellow spots. USDA Zones 7b-10.
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Peliosanthes minorThis relative of the Rohdea and Aspidistra lives on the forest floor in deep shade. The stiff, corrugated foliage is glossy dark green to about 10" tall. There are short spikes of diminuitive dark purple flowers. For the indoor garden or outdoors in...
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Peliosanthes sp. 'Ryu O' NEW!Dwarf evergreen that has only grown to barely 3" tall in ten years. It slowly forms tight clumps of leaves that look like a dwarf aspidistra. The leaves are green washed with silver, with some white in the new leaves. I got this plant in Japan about ...
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Peliosanthes sp. Thai dwarfThis little plant was found in Thailand where it is sold as an aspidistra. It has now bloomed for Mr. Cedric Basset, and he points out, correctly, that it is a Peliosanthes sp. It only grows to about 6" tall. The leaves are very dark, almost black gr...
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