Aspidistra elatior Lennons Song Sauromatum A few are annuals

A few are annuals

one of my all-time favorites

the plant may rest for months before the leaf emerges

Hailing from the Sierra Madre Orientale mountain range in northeast Mexico

We've had Pinellia 'Free Tibet' on trial since 2010 and have been more impressed each season

Aspidistra elatior Lennons Song Sauromatum A few are annualsThis superb cast iron plant cultivar was shared with us by Robin Lennon of Florida's Central Florida Foliage, who discovered it in his cut foliage fields. The dark evergreen foliage is narrow with an irregular central variegated band of muted yellow essentially a narrow leaf version of Aspidistra 'Akebono'. Aspidistra elatior 'Lennon's Song' is perfect where a narrow and vertical accent is needed in the shade garden or where you may want to "remember"