Aspidistra hainanensis Quan Ba Calanthe The result was a beautiful

The result was a beautiful golden-foliage US native (Canada south to Illinois) groundcover juniper that we have enjoyed for over two decades in our rock garden

The 20" tall flower spike is tinged pink and topped with an open-front pink cone that holds the short but stout spadix appendage

This is sure to become a new southern favorite

pendant clusters of flowers

the rapidly growing Hedychium 'Daniel Weeks' can form a 3-4' wide clump of arching canes in only a couple of seasons

Aspidistra hainanensis Quan Ba Calanthe The result was a beautifulOur 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