Aspidistra molendinacea Skin Tight Green Jeans Perennial Plant of the Year eventually creating a stack of

eventually creating a stack of porcupine-like balls

(aka: Oenothera lindheimeri) This 2001 Plant Delights/JLBG introduction of Loleta Powell's discovery has blown away the competition

Perennial hardy hibiscus are a very low maintenance perennial

we saw Adiantum venustum growing at 11

We prefer to leave them to give birds a place to perch

Aspidistra molendinacea Skin Tight Green Jeans Perennial Plant of the Year eventually creating a stack ofWe are pleased to once again offer the rare Chinese aspidistra, Aspidistra molendinacea, first published in 2002 from Guangxi, China. This is one of the slowest growing cast iron plant species in our collection, so supplies are always limited. Our clone of Aspidistra molendinacea has been fine in our Zone 7b garden since 2008, where it produces very thick 20" long, rigidly upright leaves that include a 6" basal stem. The shiny green leaves are faintly