Aspidistra hainanensis Quan Ba Yemen 000' elevation) of Japan

000' elevation) of Japan

The common name of uniformed petticoat male fern creates interesting images of a "fern in drag"

This holly fern is one we found as a single clump growing in a moist woodland area with Disporum flavum at 3

it's another new canna from the folks at Anthony Tesselaar

can remain in flower through the summer (but not in the South)

Aspidistra hainanensis Quan Ba Yemen 000' elevation) of JapanOur 2017 introduction of Aspidistra hainanensis 'Quan Ba' came from our 2005 expedition to North Vietnam. We stumbled on this cast iron plant at 3,800' elevation in Ha Giang Province, near the town of Quan Ba, just south of the border with Yunnan, China. In the ground or in containers, Aspidistra 'Quan Ba' forms a 26" tall clump, composed of 3' long x 1. 5" wide green leaves that arch toward the tip. We've had this in the ground since 2008 where it