Aspidistra oblanceifolia Nagoya Stars Eastern Asia The lacecap flowers are blue

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

the 4' wide clumps are topped with 5' scapes of light lavender flowers

deeply-cupped green leaves

with 18" long flower spikes

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Aspidistra oblanceifolia Nagoya Stars Eastern Asia The lacecap flowers are blueWhere 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