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
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Aspidistra elatior \u2013 Cast-iron Plant <\/b><\/strong>\u2013 This rhizomatous perennial from China grows to 24\u201d tall and in breadth is commonly used as a houseplant. \u00a0From the rhizomes it produces ovate to lance shaped, glossy dark green leaves, pointed at the tips, and are12-20\u201d long, held on 6\u201d leaf stalks. \u00a0It bears broadly bell shaped 8 lobed cream to dark purple flowers \u00be-1 \u00bc\u201d wide, with a maroon inside are borne singly in early summer.<\/p>\n Zones 7-11<\/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":29795,"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-160254471"},"_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\/5835"}],"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=5835"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/directory.plantdistributors.com\/plant-distributors-new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29795"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/directory.plantdistributors.com\/plant-distributors-new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5835"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/directory.plantdistributors.com\/plant-distributors-new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=5835"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/directory.plantdistributors.com\/plant-distributors-new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=5835"},{"taxonomy":"common-name","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/directory.plantdistributors.com\/plant-distributors-new-york\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/common-name?post=5835"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}