Japan's Asarum minamitanianum is a virtually impossible-to-find evergreen wild ginger from Kyushu
it closely resembles a clematis in habit with fragrant lavender-pink flowers from late September into November (NC)
the kind someone would need if they tried to harvest the roots of my plant
It is usually sold as Aspidistra 'Milky Way'
a splendid rock garden specimen
Salvia greggii Big Pink Rhapidophyllum Japan's Asarum minamitanianum is aSalvia 'Big Pink' is a very nice, large flowered, pink form of Salvia greggii collected by Pat McNeal near Saltillo, Mexico. The rigidly upright form and very shiny, deer resistant foliage make this a great plant, even for the small garden. From May through July, and again from September through November (NC), the 3' wide Salvia 'Big Pink' is topped with a stunning array of large, violet pink flowers (RHS 57C). The flowers are further accented by the