Aspidistra omeiensis Come Pleated Viola In late afternoon

In late afternoon

Found in limited numbers in the wild

but we'd grow this for the foliage alone

humid summers

All I could do was gaze in awe when I first saw Hosta 'High Fashion' in Hans Hansen's garden in 2009

Aspidistra omeiensis Come Pleated Viola In late afternoonIn 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