Aspidistra carnosa Rigid Ribbons Hesperaloe From the tops of these

From the tops of these grey

although we find that plenty of sun makes it grow much faster

The evergreen foliage (except below 10 degrees F) composes a vigorous 6" tall x 15" wide clump of deeply pleated leaves

The leaves

Aspidistra sichuanensis 'Spotty' has been an excellent performer in our Zone 7b garden since 2012

Aspidistra carnosa Rigid Ribbons Hesperaloe From the tops of theseAspidistra carnosa is one of the more unusual cast iron plants, looking more like a giant liriope. Our offering of Aspidistra carnosa 'Rigid Ribbons' is a North Vietnamese collection brought to the US by plantsman Barry Yinger. The 2' tall x 1" wide, deeply pleated, arching, green leaves form an evergreen clump, adorned at ground level in early February with heavily corrugated, quarter sized burgundy flowers, each resembling everyone's favorite plant,