Ensete maurelii Chocolate Garden We first met Aspidistra elatior

We first met Aspidistra elatior 'Akebono' in 1996

In our trials

light lavender-purple flowers that last until midsummer

cucullate) with the whole flower structure hiding below the leaf

speaks to the water/flooding tolerance of this Hibiscus plant

Ensete maurelii Chocolate Garden We first met Aspidistra elatiorWe have long been amazed by Ensete maurelii, an outstanding ornamental banana from the high mountains of East Africa. Growing to only 10' tall in temperate climates (20' tall in tropical areas), Ensete maurelii makes a superb ornamental for the summer border. Each leaf can reach gigantic proportions of 10' long. The most ornamental characteristic is that the foliage is flushed with burgundy, especially concentrated as the new growth emerges. The