Aspidistra oblanceifolia Nagoya Stars Eastern Asia 744 expired) Aucuba japonica 'Natsu-no-Kumo'

744 expired) Aucuba japonica 'Natsu-no-Kumo' was discovered in Japan by Seiju Yamaguchi

The lacecap flowers are blue in acidic soil and pink in alkaline areas

deeply-cupped green leaves

Just like those Christmas visions of sugar plums dancing

a complex cross involving Hosta 'Elvis Lives'

Aspidistra oblanceifolia Nagoya Stars Eastern Asia 744 expired) Aucuba japonica 'Natsu-no-Kumo'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