Aspidistra zongbayi Yunnan Sunbeam Ornamental Seed or Fruit taken before the flowers begin

taken before the flowers begin to open

glossy green foliage on this Crinum scabrum x Crinum erubescens hybrid gives rise

Cardiocrinum giganteum var

but we occasionally have enough to share and this is one of those times

Our offering is propagated from leftover research plants provided by the USFWS to the SC Botanical Gardens

Aspidistra zongbayi Yunnan Sunbeam Ornamental Seed or Fruit taken before the flowers beginThis selection of the cast iron plant Aspidistra zongbayi comes from plant collector Barry Yinger, who got it from Japan's Kenji Hirose, who collected it in Yunnan, China. The 6" petioles end with 8" long green leaves that emerge with a wide central stripe of creamy yellow. The leaf blade arches sideways, making a 1' tall x 2' wide clump. As the leaves age, small yellow spots appear in the green border stars and stripes, now that's patriotic. Our