There are 8 or more species of evergreen rhizomatous perennials from woodlands in the Himalayas, China, and Japan. \u00a0They produce long lasting leathery, glossy basal leaves that are elliptic to lance shaped pointed narrows at the base. \u00a0It bears solitary 6 to 8 lobed purple or gray white flowers with purple markings borne in spring and summer. \u00a0The rhizomes are pollinated by snails or slugs, and are hidden by the foliage. \u00a0They are cultivated for their tolerance of deep shade and fluctuating temperatures and neglect. \u00a0They\u2019re commonly grown as a tough and indestructible houseplant and as a ground cover in mild climates.<\/p>\n
When grown indoors plant in soil based potting mix in bright filtered light. \u00a0During growing season water moderately and apply a balanced liquid fertilizer monthly.<\/p>\n
When grown outdoors place in moist, but well drained fertile, sandy loam with added leaf mold in a sheltered site in full or partial shade. \u00a0Divide in spring.<\/p>\n
Prone to anthracnose, fungal leaf spots, and nonparasitic conditions (algal leaf spot and slime molds). \u00a0Mealy bugs, scale insects, spider mites, and vine weevil larvae.<\/p>\n
Aspidistra lurida \u2018Irish Mist\u2019<\/b><\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 This rhizomatous perennial grows to 6-8\u201d tall and in breadth. \u00a0It produces lance-shaped, dark green, leaves 6-8\u201d long. \u00a0\u00a0The leaves develop yellow markings when mature. \u00a0In early summer it bears solitary bell shaped, 8 lobed, deep purple-red flowers \u00be-1 \u00bc\u201d wide above the rhizomes.<\/p>\n Zones 13-15<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Aspidistra There are 8 or more species of evergreen rhizomatous perennials from woodlands in the Himalayas, China, and Japan. \u00a0They produce long lasting leathery, glossy basal leaves that are elliptic to lance shaped pointed narrows at the base. \u00a0It bears solitary 6 to 8 lobed purple or gray white flowers with purple markings borne in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":[],"product_cat":[36,39,37,41,20,44],"product_tag":[],"common-name":[],"toolset-meta":{"plant-product-fields":{"is-featured-product":{"type":"checkbox","raw":""},"zone":{"type":"checkboxes","raw":"","checked":[],"formatted":""},"scientific-name":{"type":"textfield","raw":""}},"toolset-woocommerce-fields":{"_download_limit":{"type":"numeric","raw":"-1"},"_virtual":{"type":"checkbox","raw":"no"},"_downloadable":{"type":"checkbox","raw":"no"},"_download_expiry":{"type":"numeric","raw":"-1"},"_download_type":{"type":"radio","raw":""},"_regular_price":{"type":"numeric","raw":""},"_sale_price":{"type":"numeric","raw":""},"_sale_price_dates_from":{"type":"date","raw":"","formatted":null},"_sale_price_dates_to":{"type":"date","raw":"","formatted":null},"_sku":{"type":"textfield","raw":"PDE-160254470"},"_manage_stock":{"type":"checkbox","raw":"no"},"_stock_status":{"type":"radio","raw":"instock"},"_stock":{"type":"numeric","raw":null},"_backorders":{"type":"radio","raw":"no"},"_sold_individually":{"type":"checkbox","raw":"no"},"_width":{"type":"numeric","raw":""},"_weight":{"type":"numeric","raw":""},"_length":{"type":"numeric","raw":""},"_purchase_note":{"type":"textarea","raw":""}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/directory.plantdistributors.com\/plant-distributors-new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/5834"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/directory.plantdistributors.com\/plant-distributors-new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/directory.plantdistributors.com\/plant-distributors-new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/directory.plantdistributors.com\/plant-distributors-new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5834"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/directory.plantdistributors.com\/plant-distributors-new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5834"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/directory.plantdistributors.com\/plant-distributors-new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=5834"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/directory.plantdistributors.com\/plant-distributors-new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=5834"},{"taxonomy":"common-name","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/directory.plantdistributors.com\/plant-distributors-new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/common-name?post=5834"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}