Aspidistra oblanceifolia Nagoya Stars Eastern Asia Ranga Agriculture University as a

Ranga Agriculture University as a food crop where it is known by the moniker Elephant foot yam

the 4' wide clumps are topped with 5' scapes of light lavender flowers

Just like those Christmas visions of sugar plums dancing

a complex cross involving Hosta 'Elvis Lives'

Aspidistra oblanceifolia Nagoya Stars Eastern Asia Ranga Agriculture University as aWhere 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