Aspidistra oblanceifolia Nagoya Stars Chelone brilliant red flowers that attract

brilliant red flowers that attract hummingbirds

alongside the emerging leaves is a bizarre 10" tall flower spike on a short stalk at ground level

they brighten to a brilliant golden yellow that holds until frost

maybe a little 'Cajun Love' along with a heap of Zydeco music is just what the plant doctor ordered

We have yet to have anyone identify this strange Florida Panhandle endemic as a baptisia

Aspidistra oblanceifolia Nagoya Stars Chelone brilliant red flowers that attractWhere has this incredible aspidistra been all my life? Actually, Aspidistra oblanceifolia is a recently (1982) named Chinese species (southern Guizhou, western Hubei, and Sichuan) of cast iron plant. Thanks to plantsman Ted Stephens for sharing this cast iron plant he picked up from a Japanese nursery. In five years, Aspidistra 'Nagoya Stars' makes a fantastic 30" tall x 6' wide clump of upright, outward arching, dark glossy green leaves that are