Aspidistra oblanceifolia Nagoya Stars Ensete 'Tardiflora'

'Tardiflora'

'Silver Streak'

The Japanese cultivar name 'Nobori Ryu' means "climbing dragon"

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Our first plant came from Elizabeth Lawrence's old Raleigh garden after the home had been used as a fraternity house for 30 years

Aspidistra oblanceifolia Nagoya Stars Ensete 'Tardiflora'Where 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