Aspidistra oblanceifolia Nagoya Stars Chelone This splendid new George Rasmussen

This splendid new George Rasmussen hybrid is one of the most impressive new hostas of the last few years

Oehme's sedge is a great host plant for an array of important garden insects

fuzzy green serrated leaves and adorned from early summer through fall with 1

We have yet to have anyone identify this strange Florida Panhandle endemic as a baptisia

Aspidistra oblanceifolia Nagoya Stars Chelone This splendid new George RasmussenWhere 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