Aspidistra omeiensis Come Pleated Danae At fifteen years

At fifteen years

Although Amorphophallus titanum produces some foul smelling gas

shallowly grooved leaves are dark green and edged with a dramatic wide white border

This 1994 Plant Delights/JLBG introduction was derived as a seedling from H

climbing aster was moved into a new genus

Aspidistra omeiensis Come Pleated Danae At fifteen yearsIn 2004, we obtained this rare Chinese native cast iron plant with no species name. When it finally flowered, it turned out to be the little known Aspidistra omeiensis, a species from 2,000' 3,500' elevation in Sichuan China, that was only named in 1981. Aspidistra omeiensis has 2' tall x 1" wide, heavily pleated dark evergreen leaves that arch outward to form an 18" tall x 2' wide clump. Aspidistra omeiensis has been great in our woodland garden