Aspidistra hainanensis Quan Ba Calanthe grey-green

grey-green

pendant clusters of flowers

the rapidly growing Hedychium 'Daniel Weeks' can form a 3-4' wide clump of arching canes in only a couple of seasons

the wine-red flowers open atop the foliage

the clumps are adorned with short stalks of large red berries

Aspidistra hainanensis Quan Ba Calanthe grey-greenOur 2017 introduction of Aspidistra hainanensis 'Quan Ba' came from our 2005 expedition to North Vietnam. We stumbled on this cast iron plant at 3,800' elevation in Ha Giang Province, near the town of Quan Ba, just south of the border with Yunnan, China. In the ground or in containers, Aspidistra 'Quan Ba' forms a 26" tall clump, composed of 3' long x 1. 5" wide green leaves that arch toward the tip. We've had this in the ground since 2008 where it